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Settlers Beach

City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Settlers Beach 1 photo

  • Looking down at the beach from Readers Head.

    Looking down at the beach from Readers Head.. Sam Wilson (taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 ), CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
6 am
10.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
10.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
Now
8.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

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
34°C93°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
4528 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
10.0Excellent6 am85
10.0Excellent7 am95
9.9Excellent8 am95
9.6Excellent9 am117
9.4Excellent10 am117
9.2Excellent11 am127
8.9Excellent12 pm149
8.8Excellent1 pm1610
8.7Excellent2 pm2012
8.4GreatNow2113
8.5Excellent4 pm2314
8.8Excellent5 pm2213
9.4Excellent6 pm2012
Sat
9.9Excellent6 am96
10.0Excellent7 am106
10.0Excellent8 am106
9.8Excellent9 am74
9.5Excellent10 am32
9.3Excellent11 am117
8.7Excellent12 pm2012
8.2Great1 pm2214
8.3Great2 pm2314
8.3Great3 pm2415
8.3Great4 pm2616
8.6Excellent5 pm2415
9.0Excellent6 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 1.8 m. Low at 3 am, -1.0 m. High at 9 am, 1.8 mHigh 9 pm, 1.8 m6 ftLow 3 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 9 am, 1.8 m6 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 9 pm, 1.8 m6 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.8 m6 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m990 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
4 km2.5 miPoint Samson (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miRoebourne Airport (RBU)

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 Settlers 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.

  • Sat10.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed10.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu9.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%