Worst air pollution The Dunes Golf Links – Championship Course - Melbourne, today and tomorrow

On 5 August 2026, overall air quality in The Dunes Golf Links – 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 The Dunes Golf Links – 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).

Air quality at The Dunes is at its most changeable during spring, when grass pollen from surrounding coastal grassland peaks, and during rare summer periods when regional bushfire smoke drifts across the peninsula. The towering dune setting and strong onshore winds mean conditions here generally recover quickly, making poor air quality days the exception rather than the rule.

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.