Arcadia, Australia
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About Arcadia
Arcadia is a town in Queensland, Australia. From Arcadia you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Magnetic island - arcadia beach, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is TSV, 15 km away.
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Staying in Arcadia
- 42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: TSV, 15 km, PPP, 232 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Arcadia.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Arcadia each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balding Bay4.4 kmabout 10 min by car | 2 ft11 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small | 2 ft6 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small | 2 ft5 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small |
All readings for Balding Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Radical Bay4.3 kmabout 10 min by car | 2 ft11 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small | 2 ft6 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small | 2 ft5 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small |
All readings for Radical Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Florence bay3.4 kmabout 10 min by car | 2 ft8 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small | 1 ft5 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small | 1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small |
All readings for Florence bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Magnetic island - arcadia beach0.5 kmabout 5 min by car | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small | 1 ft5 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small | 1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small |
All readings for Magnetic island - arcadia beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Arcadia, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Places to eat near Arcadia
- SOS - Stuffed on SeafoodSeafood · 1.3 km from the centre
- Boardwalk Restaurant and BarAustralian · 1.5 km from the centre
- Man FridayMexican · 1.9 km from the centre
- Nell's Famous Indonesian FoodIndonesian · 1.9 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits