Beach forecast for Culburra Beach
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+11) · New South Wales, Australia Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+11- Swimming
- Calm · 3.3 ft
- Water
- 65 °F · cool
- Max UV
- 9 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 4:50 am and 6:12 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Culburra Beach (6/10). The best hours are from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm: sunshine and little wind, though with cool air and very high UV. The best day this week is Wednesday, November 4, at 6/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6Fair beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 3.3 ft | 65 °F | 9 |
| Fri 30 | 5Fair beach day | 8:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 3.0 ft | 65 °F | 9 |
| Sat 31 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.7 ft | 65 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 2.6 ft | 65 °F | 7 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 8:00–10:00 am1:00–3:00 pm | Calm · 2.0 ft | 66 °F | 8 |
| Tue 3 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.0 ft | 66 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 6Fair beach day | 11:00 am–2:00 pm | Calm · 2.1 ft | 66 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
3 good hours- Sunny
- Onshore breeze (12 mph)
- Water at 65 °F (cool)
- Feels like 69 °F: a bit cool
- Calm for swimming: 3.3 ft waves; moderate rip current risk
- UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 3.3 ft
3.3 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 65 °F
Cool: refreshing on a hot day.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 9 · SPF 50
Max UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 12:00–1:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 12 mph
Onshore breeze (12 mph).
- Tide & sand 6:12 pm
Low tide at 4:50 am and 6:12 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 11:22 am.
The best window, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine and little wind, though with cool air and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 1 | Clear sky | 53 °F | 8 mph | 2.7 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 3 | Clear sky | 56 °F | 7 mph | 2.8 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 4 | Clear sky | 61 °F | 4 mph | 2.8 ft | 3 |
| 10:00 am | 6 | Clear sky | 67 °F | 3 mph | 2.9 ft | 6 |
| 11:00 am | 6 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 6 mph | 3.0 ft | 8 |
| 12:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 9 mph | 3.0 ft | 9 |
| 1:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 68 °F | 11 mph | 3.1 ft | 7 |
| 2:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 66 °F | 12 mph | 3.2 ft | 6 |
| 3:00 pm | 7 | Clear sky | 66 °F | 11 mph | 3.3 ft | 6 |
| 4:00 pm | 7 | Clear sky | 65 °F | 10 mph | 3.3 ft | 3 |
| 5:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 64 °F | 8 mph | 3.4 ft | 2 |
| 6:00 pm | 5 | Mainly clear | 63 °F | 7 mph | 3.4 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Culburra Beach
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Culburra Beach 1.1 mi · NE
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Dogs on leash
Very good water quality 2025-26 season, Beachwatch
- Warrain Beach 3.7 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Parking
Very good water quality 2025-26 season, Beachwatch
- Hare Bay 4.7 mi · S
- Restrooms
- Chinamans Beach 5.6 mi · S
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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Bathing water quality: Beachwatch, NSW Government (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution.
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 1 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0.5 of 1 and tide 0.6 of 1; minus UV 0.1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Culburra Beach
Is it a beach day in Culburra Beach today?
A fair beach day: 6/10. Best from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with sunshine and little wind, though with cool air and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Culburra Beach today?
3.3 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Culburra Beach?
About 65 °F today: cool. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Culburra Beach today?
UV reaches 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm.
When is low tide in Culburra Beach?
Today low tide is at 4:50 am and 6:12 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 11:22 am.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Culburra Beach?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a fair beach day (5/10), best from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.
What beaches are near Culburra Beach?
Culburra Beach (1.1 mi), Warrain Beach (3.7 mi), Hare Bay (4.7 mi) and Chinamans Beach (5.6 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Culburra Beach today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Crookhaven Heads (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data