Worst air pollution St Andrews Beach Golf Course – Championship Course - Melbourne, today and tomorrow

On 5 August 2026, overall air quality in St Andrews Beach Golf Course – Championship Course is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 18.5/100. Pollution peaks around 2:00 PM (O3: 18.5/100).

On 6 August 2026, air quality conditions in St Andrews Beach Golf Course – Championship Course will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at good at 16.7/100. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 16.7/100).

Given its highly exposed dune-top setting, St Andrews Beach rarely records poor air quality; on the occasions it does, it is usually tied to spring grass pollen from the surrounding coastal grassland or, less often, drifting bushfire smoke during a significant summer fire event. The relentless coastal wind here generally prevents pollutants from settling for long.

It is forecasts derived by downscaling forecasts provided by EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by taking into account local conditions such as traffic patterns. CAMS bases its forecast on satellite measurements of particles and chemical compounds in the atmosphere. Airmine’s services were developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team.

Airmine’s forecast uses CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) as its background atmospheric model. While CAMS includes wildfire emissions, these are derived from satellite observations and are not available in real time. During rapidly evolving wildfire events, there may therefore be a delay before increased emissions are incorporated into the model. As a result, the forecast may temporarily underestimate PM₂.₅ and other pollutants associated with wildfire smoke.

During rapidly evolving wildfire events, CAMS may lag by approximately 1–2 days before increased wildfire emissions are fully represented, which can lead to temporary underestimation of PM₂.₅ concentrations in Airmine’s forecast.