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Observatory Beach

Shire of Esperance, Western Australia, Australia

Observatory Beach 1 photo

  • Observatory Beach, Esperance, Western Australia, west of Observatory Point.

    Observatory Beach, Esperance, Western Australia, west of Observatory Point.. Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:12 pm
6 am
2.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
9 am
4.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.7
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.8
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Observatory Beach.

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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
3320 km/hmph SW
Gusts
4428 km/hmph
Waves
2.4 m8 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
17%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
2.8Poor6 am2415
3.4Poor7 am2616
3.9Poor8 am2717
4.0Fair9 am2717
4.3Fair10 am2717
4.5Fair11 am2918
3.9Poor12 pm3320
3.0Poor1 pm3924
2.7Poor2 pm3321
2.8PoorNow3320
2.7Poor4 pm2918
2.8Poor5 pm2918
3.1Poor6 pm2717
Sat
2.4Poor6 am1912
2.3Poor7 am1912
1.9Poor8 am2516
1.7Poor9 am2817
1.0Poor10 am2817
1.7Poor11 am2717
2.0Poor12 pm2717
2.5Poor1 pm2817
2.5Poor2 pm3723
1.9Poor3 pm3823
2.3Poor4 pm3421
2.1Poor5 pm3521
1.9Poor6 pm3320
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 3 am, -<0.1 m. High at 9 am, 0.3 mHigh 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.3 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • 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.

  • Sun4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 16%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 32%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms130 m440 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
24 km15 miEsperance Airport (EPR)

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

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