Check the Beach

40 Mile Beach

City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:20 pm
6 am
9.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Great
Now
8.4
30 km/h18 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
3018 km/hmph W
Gusts
4125 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
9.3Excellent6 am1912
9.7Excellent7 am1510
9.6Excellent8 am1710
9.5Excellent9 am1710
9.3Excellent10 am1912
8.5Excellent11 am2918
8.3Great12 pm3119
8.3Great1 pm3019
8.3Great2 pm3019
8.4GreatNow3018
8.3Great4 pm3018
8.3Great5 pm3019
8.4Great6 pm2918
Sat
9.2Excellent6 am1912
9.5Excellent7 am1711
9.5Excellent8 am1711
9.7Excellent9 am1510
9.8Excellent10 am149
9.3Excellent11 am2012
8.4Great12 pm2918
8.2Great1 pm3421
8.3Great2 pm3320
8.3Great3 pm3119
8.2Great4 pm3320
8.2Great5 pm3421
8.1Great6 pm2818
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 3 am, -0.6 m. High at 9 am, 1.4 mHigh 9 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 3 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 9 am, 1.4 m5 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 9 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.4 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
46 km29 miKarratha Airport (KTA)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near 40 Mile Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun10.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%