Weather Forecast
27.70°C
Current Temperature
17.00km/h
Wind speed
28.76°C
Water Temperature
0.49m
Swell
3.01m
Tide
12/11
UV
Alma Bay (MT5) is a very picturesque little bay, just 150 m in width at the beach. It faces due east and has two prominent granite headlands running out for 300 m on either end of the beach. Large granite boulders and rocks fringe the beach. The main island road runs past the back of the beach, with a foreshore reserve between the road and the beach. The Arcadian Surf Life Saving Club, named after the the Pearce family children who were living in Townsville at the time, was founded in 1928 and occupies the centre of the reserve. The beach is often calm and only receives waves when the south-easterlies are blowing. The waves have built a gently sloping beach, that is 50 m wide at high tide and more than doubles in size at low tide. Rocks and boulders fringe each end of the beach and run out into the bay.
Beach Length: 0.15km
General Hazard Rating: 2/10

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

Sun
15 Dec
Mon
09 Dec
Tue
10 Dec
Wed
11 Dec
Thu
12 Dec
Fri
13 Dec
Sat
14 Dec
Arcadian SLSC
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08:30 -16:30
08:30 -16:30
Alma Bay Magnetic Island (Lifeguards)
08:30 -16:30
08:30 -16:30
08:30 -17:30
08:30 -17:30
08:30 -17:30
08:30 -13:00
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Information

Formal parking area
Drinking water
Toilets Block M/F
Seawall

Regulations

Hazards

High Tide Range

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.