Check the Beach

South Beach

City of Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

South Beach 5 photos

  • South Beach, looking from the end of the groyne back over the beach towards South Fremantle.

    South Beach, looking from the end of the groyne back over the beach towards South Fremantle.. Sam Wilson (taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 ), CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • South Beach gn1

    South Beach gn1. Gnangcomapp, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2018-09-07 South Beach

    2018-09-07 South Beach. Sam Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • AUS Perth, Fremantle, South Beach 005

    AUS Perth, Fremantle, South Beach 005. -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • AUS Perth, Fremantle, South Beach 007

    AUS Perth, Fremantle, South Beach 007. -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:34 pm
6 am
2.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
7 am
2.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

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

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
15°C59°F
Water
19°C67°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m7 ft
UV
6 high
Tide
falling
Rain
63%
Sunset
6:34 pm
Today
2.9Poor6 am2314
2.6Poor7 am2314
2.1Poor8 am2817
1.8Poor9 am2415
1.8Poor10 am2515
2.1Poor11 am2515
2.9PoorNow2515
3.7Poor1 pm2717
4.4Fair2 pm2817
4.7Fair3 pm2918
4.8Fair4 pm3019
4.9Fair5 pm3119
4.7Fair6 pm3119
Sat
3.3Poor6 am64
3.0Poor7 am64
3.0Poor8 am21
2.5Poor9 am74
2.6Poor10 am96
2.7Poor11 am1610
3.1Poor12 pm2415
4.1Fair1 pm2817
4.9Fair2 pm3019
4.7Fair3 pm3119
4.1Fair4 pm3220
4.5Fair5 pm3220
4.5Fair6 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 7 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 2 am, -0.2 m. High at 8 am, <0.1 mLow 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ftNow6 pm12 am6 am12 pm
  • Low 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 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.

  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms130 m420 ft away
  • ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking24 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink30 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
400 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miFremantle (town)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miJandakot Airport (JAD)

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

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