Check the Beach

Cocoa Beach

City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:22 pm
6 am
7.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.4
33 km/h20 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
28 km/h18 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
Now
7.3
35 km/h21 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
34 km/h21 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
24°C74°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
3521 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
4427 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:22 pm
Today
7.4Great6 am3421
7.4Great7 am3320
7.4Great8 am3220
7.6Great9 am2918
7.8Great10 am2717
7.7Great11 am2818
7.3Great12 pm3220
7.3Great1 pm3220
7.3Great2 pm3220
7.3GreatNow3521
7.4Great4 pm3522
7.4Great5 pm3522
7.4Great6 pm3421
Sat
6.8Good6 am3623
6.9Good7 am3522
7.0Great8 am3622
7.0Great9 am3522
7.4Great10 am3220
7.5Great11 am3119
7.5Great12 pm2918
7.8Great1 pm2616
7.8Great2 pm2717
7.7Great3 pm2918
7.6Great4 pm3019
7.6Great5 pm3119
7.5Great6 pm3220
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 3 am, -0.2 m. High at 9 am, 1.0 mHigh 9 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 3 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 9 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 9 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.0 m3 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
53 km33 miBarrow Island Airport (BWB)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Cocoa 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.

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%