Beach forecast for Wembley Downs
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+8) · West Australia, Australia Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+8- Swimming
- Use care · 2.4 ft
- Water
- 67 °F · cool
- Max UV
- 10 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 10:58 am
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Wembley Downs (5/10). The best hours are from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm: sunshine, little wind and low tide at 10:58 am, though with some waves and very high UV. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm4:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 2.4 ft | 67 °F | 10 |
| Fri 30 | 4Poor beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm9:00 am–12:00 pm | Use care · 2.8 ft | 67 °F | 11 |
| Sat 31 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.0 ft | 67 °F | 10 |
| Sun 1 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.4 ft | 68 °F | 10 |
| Mon 2 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.5 ft | 68 °F | 9 |
| Tue 3 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.3 ft | 68 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 5Fair beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Use care · 4.4 ft | 68 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sunny
- Feels like 74 °F: mild
- Onshore breeze (10 mph)
- Water at 67 °F (cool)
- Low tide at 10:58 am: more sand
- Swim with care: 2.4 ft waves every 11 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 2.4 ft
2.4 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 67 °F
Cool: refreshing on a hot day.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 10 · SPF 50
Max UV 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 10 mph
Onshore breeze (10 mph).
- Tide & sand 10:58 am
Low tide at 10:58 am: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 12:02 am.
The best window, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind and low tide at 10:58 am, though with some waves and very high UV. 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm can also work, with sunshine and little wind, though with cool air and some waves.
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 | 3 | Clear sky | 61 °F | 4 mph | 2.5 ft | 0 |
| 7:00 am | 3 | Clear sky | 64 °F | 3 mph | 2.5 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 5 | Clear sky | 66 °F | 2 mph | 2.4 ft | 3 |
| 9:00 am | 5 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 3 mph | 2.4 ft | 5 |
| 10:00 am | 6 | Clear sky | 72 °F | 5 mph | 2.4 ft | 8 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Clear sky | 74 °F | 7 mph | 2.4 ft | 10 |
| 12:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 74 °F | 9 mph | 2.4 ft | 10 |
| 1:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 74 °F | 10 mph | 2.4 ft | 9 |
| 2:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 73 °F | 10 mph | 2.4 ft | 7 |
| 3:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 71 °F | 10 mph | 2.5 ft | 5 |
| 4:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 10 mph | 2.6 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 67 °F | 10 mph | 2.7 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Wembley Downs
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- Scarborough Beach 1.5 mi · NW
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- South Trigg Beach 2.5 mi · NW
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Mettams Pool 3.3 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Hammersley Pool 3.6 mi · N
- Parking
- North Beach 3.8 mi · N
- Parking
- Swanbourne Beach 4.1 mi · S
- Showers
- Parking
- Nudity allowed
- Waterman Beach 4.6 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Cottesloe Beach 5.9 mi · S
- Restrooms
- Showers
- 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 3 of 3, warmth 2 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 0.5 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus waves 1 and UV 0.3.
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 Wembley Downs
Is it a beach day in Wembley Downs today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, with sunshine, little wind and low tide at 10:58 am, though with some waves and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Wembley Downs today?
2.4 ft waves every 11 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Wembley Downs?
About 67 °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 Wembley Downs today?
UV reaches 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
When is low tide in Wembley Downs?
Today low tide is at 10:58 am: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 12:02 am.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Wembley Downs?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (4/10), best from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
What beaches are near Wembley Downs?
Scarborough Beach (1.5 mi), South Trigg Beach (2.5 mi), Mettams Pool (3.3 mi), Hammersley Pool (3.6 mi) and North Beach (3.8 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 Wembley Downs 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 Perth Barrack Street Jetty (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