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Town Beach - Guwarrigun

Shire of Broome, Western Australia, Australia

Town Beach - Guwarrigun 3 photos

  • Metal and timber bridge crossing a dry gully that sometimes gets wet in the wet season (Oct-Apr). Rumoured to have been salvaged from the nearby Pearl Coast Zoological Gardens (1984-1993)

    Metal and timber bridge crossing a dry gully that sometimes gets wet in the wet season (Oct-Apr). Rumoured to have been salvaged from the nearby Pearl Coast Zoological Gardens (1984-1993). Ridiculopathy, CC0. Source

  • Metal and timber bridge crossing a dry gully that sometimes gets wet in the wet season (Oct-Apr). Rumoured to have been salvaged from the nearby Pearl Coast Zoological Gardens (1984-1993)

    Metal and timber bridge crossing a dry gully that sometimes gets wet in the wet season (Oct-Apr). Rumoured to have been salvaged from the nearby Pearl Coast Zoological Gardens (1984-1993). Ridiculopathy, CC0. Source

  • Myiagra ruficollis: Mangroves by the site of the Old Jetty (no longer there), Mangrove Point, Town Beach, Broome, Kimberley, Western Australia. I can now confirm on very good authority that this is in

    Myiagra ruficollis: Mangroves by the site of the Old Jetty (no longer there), Mangrove Point, Town Beach, Broome, Kimberley, Western Australia. I can now confirm on very good authority that this is in. sunphlo from South Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 5:53 pm
6 am
9.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.3
18 km/h11 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
28°C82°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
159 km/hmph W
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m2 ft
UV
9 very high
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
9.6Excellent6 am149
9.3Excellent7 am159
8.9Excellent8 am149
9.3Excellent9 am148
9.6Excellent10 am149
9.5Excellent11 am149
9.4ExcellentNow159
9.3Excellent1 pm1710
9.3Excellent2 pm1811
9.2Excellent3 pm1912
9.3Excellent4 pm1811
9.3Excellent5 pm1811
Sat
9.3Excellent6 am1711
8.6Excellent7 am2012
8.6Excellent8 am1912
8.9Excellent9 am1811
9.1Excellent10 am1811
9.0Excellent11 am1811
8.9Excellent12 pm2012
8.8Excellent1 pm2113
8.9Excellent2 pm2113
8.9Excellent3 pm2113
8.9Excellent4 pm2113
8.9Excellent5 pm2013
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 pm, -1.4 m. High at 9 pm, 2.9 m. Low at 3 am, -1.8 m. High at 9 am, 3.0 mLow 2 pm, -1.4 m4 ftHigh 9 pm, 2.9 m9 ftLow 3 am, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 9 am, 3.0 m10 ftNow6 pm12 am6 am12 pm
  • Low 2 pm, -1.4 m4 ft
  • High 9 pm, 2.9 m9 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 9 am, 3.0 m10 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

  • Restrooms90 m300 ft away
  • Showers150 m490 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m370 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi
  • Playground100 m340 ft away
  • Boat ramp130 m410 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
400 m0.2 miTown Beach/Museum
Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miBroome (city)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miBroome International Airport (BME)

Nearby places

  • STK Beach Bar & GrilleFood and drink
    440 m0.3 mi
  • The FoodLABItalian
    440 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 1%