Good water quality
Cable Bay
Current Water Quality
Results of water quality samples taken at this location consistently meet national guidelines.
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: 17.6°C
Low Risk
High Risk
Wastewater overflow
ThuNow
17.4°CCloudy
N10km/h
Thu11am
17.2°CCloudy
N10km/h
Thu1pm
16.6°CCloudy
N12km/h
Thu3pm
16.9°CShowers
N15km/h
Thu5pm
17.2°CCloudy
N15km/h
Thu7pm
18.7°CShowers
N13km/h
Thu9pm
21.5°CCloudy
N15km/h
Fri5am
20.1°CCloudy
N23km/h
Fri7am
19.2°CCloudy
N17km/h
Fri9am
18.6°CCloudy
N22km/h
Fri11am
18°CStorm
N23km/h
Fri1pm
17.8°CRain
N24km/h
Fri3pm
17.7°CRain
N21km/h
Fri5pm
17.6°CCloudy
N18km/h
Fri7pm
18.1°CStorm
N20km/h
Fri9pm
19.8°CStorm
NW15km/h
Sat5am
19.3°CSunny
WNW17km/h
Sat7am
17.2°CCloudy
WNW14km/h
Sat9am
15.5°CCloudy
WNW12km/h
Sat11am
15°CRain
NW9km/h
Sat1pm
15.2°CCloudy
WNW7km/h
Sat3pm
15°CCloudy
WNW7km/h
Sat5pm
14.8°CCloudy
W7km/h
Sat7pm
15.9°CRain
SW5km/h
Sat9pm
18.7°CCloudy
SSE3km/h
Tide
Currently low
Thu
10:45am
Low
0.53m
Thu
4:55pm
High
1.98m
Thu
11:00pm
Low
0.57m
Fri
5:15am
High
2.12m
Fri
11:35am
Low
0.47m
Fri
5:48pm
High
2.04m
Fri
11:52pm
Low
0.57m
Sat
6:01am
High
2.13m
Sat
12:20pm
Low
0.4m
Sat
6:36pm
High
2.1m
Sun
12:39am
Low
0.57m
Sun
6:44am
High
2.13m
Beach Info
Cable Bay Beach is a 500m white shell sand beach with rocky outcrops at each end. It is a popular spot for swimming as access from the road is very easy. The beach drops away to deep water quickly from the low tide mark and has a shore break at high tide so caution is needed especially with children. There is potential for rip currents to form around the rocks during an outgoing tide, or when there is surf. It has a small creek mid-beach that provides shallow freshwater play areas and rock pools at the eastern end.
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Hazards
Deep shelving area
Deep water
Rip Currents
Shallow water
Submerged objects
Facilities
Lifesaving equipment
Parking
Picnic area
Playground
Toilet block
Wheelchair accessible beach