Check the Beach

Wickham Beach

City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:14 pm
6 am
10.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
10.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
10.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
10.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
10.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
Now
9.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.4
19 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
27°C80°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
10.0Excellent6 am85
10.0Excellent7 am32
10.0Excellent8 am11
10.0Excellent9 am53
10.0Excellent10 am127
9.5Excellent11 am1811
9.3Excellent12 pm1912
9.3Excellent1 pm2012
9.4Excellent2 pm1912
9.4ExcellentNow2012
9.2Excellent4 pm2214
9.3Excellent5 pm2113
9.4Excellent6 pm1912
Sat
10.0Excellent6 am85
10.0Excellent7 am127
10.0Excellent8 am117
10.0Excellent9 am74
10.0Excellent10 am106
9.4Excellent11 am1811
9.0Excellent12 pm2314
9.1Excellent1 pm2214
9.1Excellent2 pm2315
9.0Excellent3 pm2515
9.2Excellent4 pm2314
9.2Excellent5 pm2213
9.4Excellent6 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 1.9 m. Low at 3 am, -1.1 m. High at 9 am, 1.9 mHigh 9 pm, 1.9 m6 ftLow 3 am, -1.1 m3 ftHigh 9 am, 1.9 m6 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 9 pm, 1.9 m6 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.1 m3 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.9 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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
62 km39 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 Wickham 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 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon10.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue10.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 5%