Worst air pollution The National Golf Club – Gunnamatta Course - Melbourne, today and tomorrow

Today (17 September): Air quality in The National Golf Club – Gunnamatta Course is moderate. AQI and PM2.5 are moderate; PM10 is fair; NO2, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 10:00 AM (PM2.5: 40.8/100).
Tomorrow (18 September 2026): Air quality in The National Golf Club – Gunnamatta Course is fair. AQI improves to fair; PM2.5 decreases to fair; PM10 decreases to good; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 9:00 AM (PM2.5: 27.8/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Positioned on the more exposed, ocean-facing side of the Mornington Peninsula near Cape Schanck, the Gunnamatta Course experiences some of the strongest and most consistent coastal winds of any Melbourne-area golf venue, keeping air quality reliably clean. Grass pollen from surrounding coastal grassland peaks in spring, and a severe summer bushfire season can occasionally introduce smoke haze, though the constant onshore wind usually clears it quickly.

Today - 17 September | Pollution peaks at 10:00

AQI:

Moderate

40.8/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Moderate

40.8/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Fair

27.6/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

1.3/100

O3 (ozone):

Good

12.0/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

0.6/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.3/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

1.0/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

3.3/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 18 September | Pollution peaks at 09:00

AQI:

Fair

27.8/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Fair

27.8/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

14.4/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

6.1/100

O3 (ozone):

Good

12.3/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

1.6/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.4/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

2.1/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

8.2/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in The National Golf Club – Gunnamatta Course right now?

On 17 September 2026, overall air quality in The National Golf Club – Gunnamatta Course is moderate. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 40.8/100. Pollution peaks around 10:00 AM (PM2.5: 40.8/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in The National Golf Club – Gunnamatta Course?

On 18 September 2026, air quality conditions in The National Golf Club – Gunnamatta Course will be better than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 27.8/100. Pollution peaks around 9:00 AM (PM2.5: 27.8/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in The National Golf Club – Gunnamatta Course?

Thanks to its highly exposed position facing Bass Strait, Gunnamatta rarely experiences poor air quality; when it does, it's typically during spring grass pollen season on the open coastal grassland, or briefly during a major regional bushfire event. The course's strong, near-constant wind exposure means pollutants seldom linger here compared to more sheltered peninsula venues.

Are air quality levels in The National Golf Club – Gunnamatta Course based on measurements or forecasts?

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.

Why doesn’t the forecast always reflect wildfire impacts?

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.

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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 16 September 2026 at 20:30 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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