RipCo

Beaches

The authoritative sources, brought together.

RipCo does not replace the official sources for beach conditions. It brings them together in one place, so you can check wind, swell, tide, water temperature, patrol flags and hazard reports without opening six different sites. Each condition below links to its authoritative source.

Sydney coverage

Every beach on one map.

Hover or tap a pin for live conditions. The conditions shown come from public sources and are available for every listed beach. Live rip detection currently starts at Manly and is rolling out to more Australian beaches, so it is never implied where it does not run.

Live rip detection, Manly Conditions only Weather data by Open-Meteo.com under CC BY 4.0

Conditions

What to check, and where it comes from.

The live values on the map above come from Open-Meteo. Each card below links to the authoritative Australian reference for that condition. These organisations are references, not partners.

Wind

Speed and direction shape the surf and how a rip behaves through the day.

Reference: Bureau of Meteorology

Swell

Wave height and period drive the energy at the beach and the size of any rip.

Reference: Bureau of Meteorology

Tide

Tidal state changes the sandbanks and channels a rip can run through.

Reference: Bureau of Meteorology

Water temperature

How cold the water is affects how long you can stay in and how you cope.

Reference: Bureau of Meteorology

Patrol flags

Whether a beach is patrolled, its patrol times, and where the red and yellow flags are set.

Reference: BeachSafe

Hazard reports

Known hazards and current warnings for a beach, alongside its general water-safety information.

Reference: BeachSafe

The authorities

Where the information comes from.

These are the authoritative sources for Australian beach conditions and water safety. RipCo brings them together and points you back to them. It does not replace them.

BeachSafe

Surf Life Saving Australia’s public guide to beaches, patrol information, flags and hazards.

beachsafe.org.au

Surf Life Saving Australia

The national body for surf lifesaving, patrols and beach-safety education.

sls.com.au

Bureau of Meteorology

Australia’s national weather, tide, swell and marine forecasting service.

bom.gov.au

Starting at Manly Beach

RipCo starts at Manly Beach and is built to scale to other Australian beaches over time. Coverage depends on a beach having a public camera feed to work with. Wherever RipCo reaches, the rule stays the same: swim between the red and yellow flags and follow the lifeguards.

One place to check before you go.

RipCo is coming to the App Store, starting at Manly Beach. Early access opens before launch.

Early access See how it works

Whatever RipCo shows, swim between the red and yellow flags and follow the lifeguards.