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Ocean Beach

Shire of Denmark, Western Australia, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:31 pm
6 am
1.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
7 am
1.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
8 am
1.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
31 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
Now
1.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor

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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
3220 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
4629 km/hmph
Waves
3.1 m10 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
falling
Rain
90%
Sunset
6:31 pm
Today
1.5Poor6 am2013
1.4Poor7 am2415
1.3Poor8 am2616
1.4Poor9 am2717
1.2Poor10 am2918
0.9Poor11 am3120
0.9Poor12 pm3220
1.0Poor1 pm3421
1.2PoorNow3220
1.4Poor3 pm3220
1.8Poor4 pm3220
1.9Poor5 pm3119
2.4Poor6 pm2918
Sat
1.4Poor6 am2214
1.4Poor7 am2213
1.3Poor8 am2716
1.1Poor9 am2717
0.9Poor10 am3321
1.0Poor11 am3321
1.1Poor12 pm3421
1.0Poor1 pm3522
1.1Poor2 pm3421
1.3Poor3 pm3220
1.3Poor4 pm3321
1.4Poor5 pm3220
2.0Poor6 pm3119
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, 0.3 m. Low at 3 am, -0.1 m. High at 9 am, 0.1 mLow 3 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 3 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.1 m<1 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • Low 3 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 9 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.

  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 52%
  • Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 44%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach is a beach in Western Australia with an area of 13,551 square meters. It is 453 meters long and has a sandy surface. The nearest town is Denmark, located 7.927 kilometers away.

From Wikipedia

Ocean Beach is a tourist attraction located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of the town of Denmark, in the locality of Ocean Beach, Western Australia.

The beach is part of Ratcliffe Bay and is surrounded to the east by the Nullaki Peninsula and a smaller granite headland, Wilson Head, to the east. Wilson Inlet is contained by a semi-permanent sandbar that forms part of Ocean Beach although a bar channel often exists which moves seasonally along the beach.

Source: Ocean Beach (Western Australia) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Drinking water80 m260 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m510 ft. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
7.9 km4.9 miDenmark (town)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miAlbany Regional Airport (ALH)

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

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