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Spoil Bank

Town of Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia

Spoil Bank 2 photos

  • Alpha Millennium departs Port Hedland, 2012 (2)

    Alpha Millennium departs Port Hedland, 2012 (2). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Alpha Millennium departs Port Hedland, 2012 (3)

    Alpha Millennium departs Port Hedland, 2012 (3). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
6 am
10.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
10.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
10.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
29°C83°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
9 very high
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
10.0Excellent6 am127
10.0Excellent7 am106
10.0Excellent8 am96
9.7Excellent9 am1510
9.5Excellent10 am1811
9.4Excellent11 am1912
9.2ExcellentNow2113
9.2Excellent1 pm2113
9.2Excellent2 pm2314
9.1Excellent3 pm2314
9.1Excellent4 pm2314
9.1Excellent5 pm2214
9.3Excellent6 pm2013
Sat
10.0Excellent6 am117
10.0Excellent7 am85
10.0Excellent8 am117
10.0Excellent9 am106
10.0Excellent10 am106
9.3Excellent11 am2013
8.6Excellent12 pm2817
8.8Excellent1 pm2616
9.0Excellent2 pm2515
8.7Excellent3 pm2817
8.7Excellent4 pm2717
8.5Excellent5 pm2918
8.8Excellent6 pm2516
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 pm, -0.9 m. High at 9 pm, 2.2 m. Low at 3 am, -1.2 m. High at 9 am, 2.2 mLow 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, 2.2 m7 ftLow 3 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 9 am, 2.2 m7 ftNow6 pm12 am6 am12 pm
  • Low 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 9 pm, 2.2 m7 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 9 am, 2.2 m7 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m810 ft. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp390 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miPort Hedland (town)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miPort Hedland International Airport (PHE)

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Spoil Bank.

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 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu9.4 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 8%