Check the Beach

Big Rock

Shire of Augusta Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:39 pm
6 am
1.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
7 am
1.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
8 am
1.8
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.4
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C55°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
4226 km/hmph
Waves
4.2 m14 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
—
Rain
67%
Sunset
6:39 pm
Today
1.7Poor6 am2717
1.9Poor7 am2817
1.8Poor8 am3018
2.0Poor9 am2817
1.8Poor10 am2918
1.7Poor11 am2918
1.8Poor12 pm3019
2.1PoorNow2918
2.4Poor2 pm3019
2.9Poor3 pm3019
3.5Poor4 pm2918
3.9Poor5 pm2918
4.2Fair6 pm2717
Sat
1.1Poor6 am3220
1.4Poor7 am3421
1.6Poor8 am3522
1.7Poor9 am3521
1.9Poor10 am3220
2.3Poor11 am3220
2.5Poor12 pm3421
2.4Poor1 pm3320
2.8Poor2 pm3320
2.8Poor3 pm3321
2.3Poor4 pm3220
3.1Poor5 pm3220
3.4Poor6 pm3119
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 8 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 2 am, -0.2 m. High at 8 am, <0.1 mHigh 8 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ftNow7 pm1 am7 am1 pm
  • High 8 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ft

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

The days ahead

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

  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 50%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 19%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
2 km1.3 miGracetown (village)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miMargaret River Aerodrome (MQZ)

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

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