Check the Beach

swift bay

Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:37 pm
6 am
9.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
Now
7.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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
30°C86°F
Water
32°C89°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
11%
Sunset
5:37 pm
Today
9.5Excellent6 am74
9.6Excellent7 am85
9.6Excellent8 am96
9.6Excellent9 am138
9.2Excellent10 am1811
8.1Great11 am2012
8.1Great12 pm2415
7.1Great1 pm2415
7.6Great2 pm2415
7.9GreatNow2415
7.9Great4 pm2214
8.2Great5 pm2012
Sat
9.2Excellent6 am106
9.1Excellent7 am128
9.0Excellent8 am127
9.5Excellent9 am1510
9.3Excellent10 am1912
8.8Excellent11 am2113
8.6Excellent12 pm2415
8.6Excellent1 pm2516
8.7Excellent2 pm2515
8.7Excellent3 pm2516
8.9Excellent4 pm2314
9.2Excellent5 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 2.5 m. Low at 3 am, -1.3 m. High at 9 am, 2.4 mHigh 9 pm, 2.5 m8 ftLow 3 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 9 am, 2.4 m8 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 9 pm, 2.5 m8 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 9 am, 2.4 m8 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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
41 km25 miMitchell Plateau Airport (MIH)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 26%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 27%