Beach forecast for Keppel Sands
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+10) · Queensland, Australia Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+10- Swimming
- Calm · 1.4 ft
- Water
- 78 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 5 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 4:33 am and 5:36 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Keppel Sands (6/10). The best hours are from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm: pleasant temperatures, little wind, a calm sea, water at 78 °F and low tide at 5:36 pm, though with clouds. The best day this week is Monday, November 2, at 10/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6Fair beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm6:00–11:00 am | Calm · 1.4 ft | 78 °F | 5 |
| Fri 30 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 2.2 ft | 78 °F | 10 |
| Sat 31 | 8Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 1.4 ft | 77 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 8Good beach day | 6:00–10:00 am1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 0.7 ft | 78 °F | 10 |
| Mon 2 | 10Perfect beach day | 6:00–10:00 am4:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 0.7 ft | 78 °F | 10 |
| Tue 3 | 9Perfect beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm1:00–3:00 pm | Calm · 1.3 ft | 78 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 9Perfect beach day | 6:00–10:00 am | Calm · 0.7 ft | 78 °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- Feels like 78 °F: pleasant
- Onshore breeze (9 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 1.4 ft waves
- UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 78 °F (warm)
- Low tide at 5:36 pm: more sand
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.4 ft
1.4 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 78 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 5 · SPF 30
Max UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 9 mph
Onshore breeze (9 mph).
- Tide & sand 4:33 am
Low tide at 4:33 am and 5:36 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 10:59 am and 11:13 pm.
The best window, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, brings pleasant temperatures, little wind, a calm sea, water at 78 °F and low tide at 5:36 pm, though with clouds. 6:00 am to 11:00 am can also work, with pleasant temperatures, little wind, a calm sea and water at 78 °F, though with clouds.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 73 °F | 7 mph | 1.2 ft | 0 |
| 7:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 74 °F | 7 mph | 1.2 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 6 | Overcast | 76 °F | 7 mph | 1.2 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 78 °F | 8 mph | 1.2 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 79 °F | 9 mph | 1.2 ft | 3 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 79 °F | 9 mph | 1.2 ft | 4 |
| 12:00 pm | 5 | Overcast | 78 °F | 9 mph | 1.2 ft | 4 |
| 1:00 pm | 6 | Overcast | 77 °F | 9 mph | 1.2 ft | 4 |
| 2:00 pm | 6 | Overcast | 77 °F | 9 mph | 1.2 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 6 | Overcast | 78 °F | 9 mph | 1.2 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 6 | Overcast | 78 °F | 9 mph | 1.3 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 6 | Partly cloudy | 78 °F | 9 mph | 1.4 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Keppel Sands
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- Keppel Sands (North 1) 0.4 mi · NE
- Parking
- Keppel Sands Main Beach 0.4 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Keppel Sands Point 1.0 mi · SE
- Parking
- Pumpkin Creek Beach 1.6 mi · S
- Parking
- Castle Bellas 2.0 mi · N
- Parking
- Cocoanut Point 3.2 mi · NE
- Cocoanut Beach 3.6 mi · NE
- Parking
- Zilzie Beach 4.1 mi · NE
- Parking
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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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 0 of 3, warmth 3 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.9 of 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 Keppel Sands
Is it a beach day in Keppel Sands today?
A fair beach day: 6/10. Best from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with pleasant temperatures, little wind, a calm sea, water at 78 °F and low tide at 5:36 pm, though with clouds.
What are the swimming conditions in Keppel Sands today?
1.4 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Keppel Sands?
About 78 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Keppel Sands today?
UV reaches 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Keppel Sands?
Today low tide is at 4:33 am and 5:36 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 10:59 am and 11:13 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Keppel Sands?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (3/10).
What beaches are near Keppel Sands?
Keppel Sands (North 1) (0.4 mi), Keppel Sands Main Beach (0.4 mi), Keppel Sands Point (1.0 mi), Pumpkin Creek Beach (1.6 mi) and Castle Bellas (2.0 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 Keppel Sands 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 Rosslyn Bay (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