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 27 Aug, 10:17 AM AEST · 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 hoursGood5.1–8.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak8.2 µg/m³28 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 2 Advice warnings. There are also 3 planned or registered burns.

View 2 nearby fire locations

AdviceJERVIS BAY RD78 km away · Under control · Grass FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: JERVIS BAY RANGE FACILITY JERVIS BAY RD, JERVIS BAY 2540
COUNCIL AREA: Shoalhaven
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Grass Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 13 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:25

Official source

AdviceBEECROFT PENINSULA91 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: BEECROFT PENINSULA 2540
COUNCIL AREA: Shoalhaven
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 2 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:26

Official source

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COBARGO TIP RD, COBARGO78 km away · Under control · Burn offNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: COBARGO TIP RD, COBARGO 2550
COUNCIL AREA: Bega Valley
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Burn off
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 15:17

Official source

HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - BOOTH103 km away · Resource Allocation Pending · HAZARD REDUCTION BURNACT Emergency Services Agency

Agency report details

Incident: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - BOOTH
Location: BOBOYAN ROAD, BOOTH, 2620

Status: Resource Allocation Pending
Suburb: BOOTH
Type: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN
Agency: Fire
Incident Number: 013700-24082026
Updated: 24 Aug 2026 11:12:19.18
Time of Call: 24 Aug 2026 11:11:49

Official source

HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - STROMLO116 km away · Resource Allocation Pending · HAZARD REDUCTION BURNACT Emergency Services Agency

Agency report details

Incident: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - STROMLO
Location: RIVERVIEW COTTAGE, COTTER ROAD, STROMLO, 2611

Status: Resource Allocation Pending
Suburb: STROMLO
Type: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN
Agency: Fire
Incident Number: 013105-14082026
Updated: 19 Aug 2026 23:24:36.053
Time of Call: 14 Aug 2026 11:29:02

Official source

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 hoursGood1.2–5.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood1.3–5.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood3.6–8.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood5.1–8.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	6.0 µg/m³	Good	28 Aug, 6:30 AM AEST
CAMS	8.2 µg/m³	Good	28 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST
FMI SILAM	5.1 µg/m³	Good	28 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST

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