Worst air pollution St Michael's Golf Club – Championship Course - Sydney, today and tomorrow

Today (4 August): Air quality in St Michael's Golf Club – Championship Course is good. AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 17.1/100).
Tomorrow (5 August 2026): Air quality in St Michael's Golf Club – Championship Course is good. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 2:00 PM (O3: 16.1/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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St Michael's Golf Club air quality reflects Sydney's eastern Little Bay coastal clifftop position, with consistent Pacific sea breezes providing reliable maritime ventilation at this spectacular ocean-side course. Vehicle traffic on Anzac Parade contributes modest local sources, while the extraordinary Pacific coastal clifftop exposure and the adjacent Henry Head national park coastal setting generally maintain good conditions throughout most of the year.

Today - 4 August | Pollution peaks at 15:00

AQI:

Good

17.1/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

5.5/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

1.5/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

0/100

O3 (ozone):

Good

17.1/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

0/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

5.0/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

8.0/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 5 August | Pollution peaks at 14:00

AQI:

Good

16.1/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

5.4/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

1.5/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

0/100

O3 (ozone):

Good

16.1/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

0/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

3.4/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

7.5/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in St Michael's Golf Club – Championship Course right now?

On 4 August 2026, overall air quality in St Michael's Golf Club – Championship Course is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 17.1/100. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 17.1/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in St Michael's Golf Club – Championship Course?

On 5 August 2026, air quality conditions in St Michael's Golf Club – Championship Course will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at good at 16.1/100. Pollution peaks around 2:00 PM (O3: 16.1/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in St Michael's Golf Club – Championship Course?

Worst conditions are uncommon and mostly tied to rare wind shifts that carry odour from the nearby Malabar treatment plant, or still days when distant bushfire smoke reaches the coast; onshore breezes otherwise dominate.

Are air quality levels in St Michael's Golf Club – Championship 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: 4 August 2026 at 16:38 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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