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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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 ft5 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small | 2 ft6 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east, 15 knots, too small | 2 ft5 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too small |
All readings for Balding Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Florence bay3.4 kmabout 10 min by car | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small | 1 ft5 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east, 15 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 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, 14 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, too small | 1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too small |
All readings for Magnetic island - arcadia beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Radical Bay4.3 kmabout 10 min by car | 2 ft5 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small | 2 ft6 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the east, 15 knots, too small | 2 ft5 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too small |
All readings for Radical Bay: 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