Good water quality
Arkles Bay
Current Water Quality
Safeswim modelling predicts that the water quality at this location is suitable for swimming.
Surf life saving
Beach not lifeguarded
If someone in the water is in trouble:
Dial 111 and ask for the Police.
Forecast
Water and weather
Water temp: 17.4°C
Low Risk
High Risk
Wastewater overflow
ThuNow
17.6°CCloudy
NNE6km/h
Thu11am
17.5°CCloudy
NNE5km/h
Thu1pm
17.2°CCloudy
NNW6km/h
Thu3pm
16.4°CCloudy
N7km/h
Thu5pm
15.6°CCloudy
NNW10km/h
Thu7pm
17.2°CCloudy
NNW10km/h
Thu9pm
20.2°CShowers
NNW11km/h
Fri5am
18.6°CCloudy
NNE15km/h
Fri7am
18.4°CStorm
NNE14km/h
Fri9am
18°CCloudy
N16km/h
Fri11am
17.8°CCloudy
NNE9km/h
Fri1pm
17.7°CCloudy
NNE11km/h
Fri3pm
17.4°CRain
N16km/h
Fri5pm
17.2°CRain
N10km/h
Fri7pm
18°CShowers
NNE13km/h
Fri9pm
20.1°CShowers
N12km/h
Sat5am
18.2°CCloudy
W17km/h
Sat7am
17.2°CRain
WNW15km/h
Sat9am
16.1°CCloudy
NW8km/h
Sat11am
15.3°CCloudy
NW12km/h
Sat1pm
14.7°CSunny
NNW10km/h
Sat3pm
14.8°CSunny
NNW12km/h
Sat5pm
14.4°CSunny
NNW11km/h
Sat7pm
16.1°CSunny
NNW11km/h
Sat9pm
18.9°CShowers
NW10km/h
Tide
Currently incoming
Thu
10:07am
Low
0.58m
Thu
4:19pm
High
2.5m
Thu
10:25pm
Low
0.65m
Fri
4:39am
High
2.65m
Fri
10:59am
Low
0.53m
Fri
5:12pm
High
2.57m
Fri
11:19pm
Low
0.64m
Sat
5:28am
High
2.65m
Sat
11:46am
Low
0.48m
Sat
6:01pm
High
2.63m
Sun
12:08am
Low
0.63m
Sun
6:14am
High
2.64m
Beach Info
Arkles Bay is a long fine sandy beach with swimming pontoons. It is a sheltered spot to spend a day at the beach, with picnic tables and plenty of shade to make it a great location for family fun. It has a busy boat ramp so be aware of boat activity in the water and vehicle activity on land in this area. There are toilets and a beach shower.
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Hazards
Boating area
Shallow water
Supervise children at all times
Facilities
Boat ramp
Changing facilities
Parking
Picnic area
Shower
Stair access only
Swimming pontoon
Toilet block
Wheelchair accessible toilets