Batemans Bay air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Batemans Bay, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts sampled at the locality centre.

Updated 11 Oct, 9:17 PM AEDT · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Batemans Bay · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedNo current dataNo monitor is within its current-data window.

Next 48 hoursGood6.1–6.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak6.7 µg/m³13 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 other fire location. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 1 nearby fire location

PENGUINS HEAD RD, CULBURRA BEACH102 km away · Being controlled · Structure FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: PENGUINS HEAD RD, CULBURRA BEACH 2540
COUNCIL AREA: Shoalhaven
STATUS: Being controlled
TYPE: Structure Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 19:19

Official source

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FEDERAL HWY, COLLECTOR111 km away · Under control · Burn offNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: FEDERAL HWY, COLLECTOR 2581
COUNCIL AREA: Upper Lachlan
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Burn off
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:25

Official source

Agency fire reports updated 11 Oct, 9:25 PM AEDT

Straight-line distance from the Batemans Bay centre to the reported incident location, or to the mapped fire boundary where an agency has published one. A fire without a published boundary may extend closer than its reported location suggests.

Last 24 hours and next 48 hours across Batemans Bay

About this chart

The observed line is the hourly median across reporting monitors and the shaded range shows local variation. NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM are separate total surface PM2.5 research forecasts sampled near the Batemans Bay locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood0.5–5.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood1.8–5.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood2.6–6.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood6.1–6.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	6.1 µg/m³	Good	12 Oct, 11:30 PM AEDT
CAMS	6.7 µg/m³	Good	13 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM	6.4 µg/m³	Good	12 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT

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