Check the Beach

Hughes Step

Shire of Esperance, Western Australia, Australia

Hughes Step 1 photo

  • The eastern end of West Beach, Esperance, Western Australia, located in the suburb of West Beach and seen from the carpark above the beach. The rock formation at the end of the beach is part of Dempst

    The eastern end of West Beach, Esperance, Western Australia, located in the suburb of West Beach and seen from the carpark above the beach. The rock formation at the end of the beach is part of Dempst. Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:12 pm
6 am
2.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
7 am
2.7
27 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.5
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
35 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.3
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.2
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.5
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.5
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Hughes Step.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
14°C58°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
3823 km/hmph SW
Gusts
5735 km/hmph
Waves
2.4 m8 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
falling
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
2.3Poor6 am2616
2.7Poor7 am2716
2.8Poor8 am2918
3.2Poor9 am2918
3.5Poor10 am3018
4.0Fair11 am3119
4.1Fair12 pm3521
3.3Poor1 pm4327
3.2PoorNow3823
3.0Poor3 pm3623
2.4Poor4 pm3421
2.5Poor5 pm3321
2.5Poor6 pm3220
Sat
2.3Poor6 am2113
2.3Poor7 am2013
1.8Poor8 am2716
1.6Poor9 am3019
1.4Poor10 am3119
1.5Poor11 am3019
2.1Poor12 pm2918
2.8Poor1 pm3119
2.8Poor2 pm3723
2.0Poor3 pm4025
2.3Poor4 pm3723
2.0Poor5 pm3924
1.9Poor6 pm3824
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 pm, <0.1 m. High at 9 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 3 am, -<0.1 m. High at 9 am, 0.3 mLow 3 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.3 m1 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • Low 3 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.3 m1 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.

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 41%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 20%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 37%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 830 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2.5 km1.6 miEsperance (town)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miEsperance Airport (EPR)

Nearby places

  • Curry PalaceIndian
    830 m0.5 mi

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

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