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The beach can be dangerous. At night, tides, access and landmarks are harder to assess. Keep a way back and check official notices.

Call Coastguard / sea rescue · 000

En mer : VHF canal 16 · demander Police, Fire ou Ambulance au 000

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Australian Maritime Safety Authority · Triple Zero

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RAAFs Beach, Victoria

Near Barwon Heads · 1.3 km

6 beaches near this one

Partly cloudy7.8 °Cfeels like 6.3 °C · Forecast 48 h / 7 j

Water——

Next tide—not provided

Wind

4 km/hsouth-east

gusts 6 km/h · rain 0 %

Nowunknown

Wed, Sep 23, 03:06 AM

Practical information

Tide

Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.

NowTide unavailable—

Next eventTide curve unavailable—

Tide curve unavailable

Local conditions

UV: 0.0
Cloud cover: 56 %
Sunrise: 06:10 AM
Sunset: 06:18 PM

Open‑Meteo forecast at the nearest grid point.

Modelled forecasts may change. Hourly values are spaced three hours apart; scroll to view all 48 hours.

Hourly temperature forecast

Source point, no interpolation

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Friday, September 25, 2026

This point remains readable, but it is outside the common selectable horizon.

Seven-day weather outlook

Modelled forecasts may change. Hourly values are spaced three hours apart; scroll to view all 48 hours.

TodayOvercast17 °C8 °C0% rain

TomorrowOvercast24 °C10 °C6% rain

Fri, Sep 25Light drizzle24 °C13 °C36% rain

Sat, Sep 26Heavy drizzle14 °C12 °C45% rain

Sun, Sep 27Overcast17 °C11 °C16% rain

Mon, Sep 28Light drizzle19 °C11 °C4% rain

Shade features nearby: Not documentedNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Horizon (relief): N 4° · NE 2° · E 0° · SE 0° · S 1° · SW 5° · W 10° · NW 10°Relief only, excludes vegetation and buildings.Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Distance to town: 1.3 kmSource record 9/11/2026 · Open source

Sun and shore orientation

September 23, 2026 · Estimated times · local time

Sunrise

06:11 AM

Shore orientation unavailable

Sunset

06:17 PM

Shore orientation unavailable

Estimated position for this date. Terrain, buildings and clouds may hide the sun; an unobstructed view has not been verified. Calculation method

Do you know this beach?

These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.

Is the beach easy to reach?

Practical information recorded by the source

This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.

Nearby services: toilets 3 · parking 4 · bus stop 4recorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source

Show catalogue context

Local area: Victoriarecorded by the source · Source record 8/27/2026 · Open source
Catalogue record: Mapped beachrecorded by the source · Source record 8/27/2026 · Open source
Coast: Southern OceanSource record 8/27/2026 · Open source
Water body: OceanSource record 8/27/2026 · Open source

Today’s windows

06:00 — 22:00 · select a row for details

Calculated at 03:06 AM

family beach time03:00 AM – 06:00 AM

family beach time

Check first

03:00 AM – 06:00 AM

Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v4

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092212

shore gathering03:06 AM – 06:06 AM

shore gathering

Check first

03:06 AM – 06:06 AM

Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v4

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092212

coastal walk04:00 AM – 06:00 AM

coastal walk

Check first

04:00 AM – 06:00 AM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092212

beach run05:00 AM – 06:30 AM

beach run

Check first

05:00 AM – 06:30 AM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092212

photography06:00 AM – 08:00 AM

photography

Check first

06:00 AM – 08:00 AM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092212

sunset07:00 AM – 08:30 AM

sunset

Check first

07:00 AM – 08:30 AM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092212

Explore nearby

Beaches nearby

Nearby alternatives ranked from the information available in the catalogue.

Thirteenth Beach, Victoria

A very close alternative

Bancoora Beach, Victoria

A very close alternative

Buckleys (Stingray) Bay, Victoria

A very close alternative

Point Lonsdale (Back) Surf, Victoria

A very close alternative

Front Beach, Victoria

A very close alternative

Breamlea Beach, Victoria

A very close alternative

Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.

Seven-day tide

Modelled tidal range · source reference

The range is calculated from each day’s modelled heights. Heights retain the source reference and do not replace official times.

Tide calendarBrowse the month day by day with the modelled tidal range when available.

Tide and currents

Reflex

A baïne is a hollow in the sand filled with water that can create a current pulling out to sea: even a strong swimmer cannot fight it. Reflex: swim parallel to the shore to get out of it, never straight against it.

Source: SNSM (Sauveteurs en Mer)

Did you know

A sandbank can look stable and then be surrounded by the sea within minutes: between 1 May and 1 August 2025, CROSS Gris-Nez recorded 38 people cut off by the tide, notably around the Somme bay.

Source: Préfecture maritime de la Manche et de la mer du Nord

Did you know

In the Mont-Saint-Michel bay, the sea can rise by about 6 km/h: it is best never to venture in alone, and always to cross the bay with a guide.

Source: Normandie Tourisme

The place in pictures

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No freely licensed photograph of RAAFs Beach has yet passed our location, licence and credit review.

Sources and method

How to read the figures on this page, and what they do not say.

Tide heights: Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
Sea temperature and conditions: Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics: These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

Données météo par Open-Meteo.comstale

Modelled data · weather

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

OpenStreetMap contributors — named natural=beach snapshot, Open Database Licenceaging

Official catalogue · bathing

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — CC BY 4.0Fresh

derived_gazetteer · derived_gazetteer

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-15T20:20:37Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh

catalogue_review · catalogue_review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh

derived_dataset · derived_dataset

Method and source ↗

Australian Maritime Safety Authority — Search and Rescueunknown

administrative_directory · administrative_directory

Method and source ↗

Marine forecast temporarily unavailable.

Tide unavailable: the activities stay unknown.

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.