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Partial closure

Since October 2026 Parks Victoria's Dyurrite access arrangements close some climbs at Arapiles, including routes on the Pinnacle at the Organ Pipes. Most of the Organ Pipes stays open. Check the access changes summary and its maps before you climb. Parks Victoria: Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park

Bushfire season. Parks can close on Extreme or Catastrophic fire danger days, whatever the rock is doing. Check the VicEmergency and park alerts before you go.

Right now

Temp12°C

Wind19 km/h

Gusts28 km/h

Humidity72.8%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for quartzite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Good

Temp22°C

Raindry

Wind7 km/h

Gusts28 km/h

Humidity33%

No recent rain

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 7° dry 11 — 91.9%

07:00 8° dry 11 — 89.2%

08:00 10° dry 10 — 77.7%

09:00 13° dry 8 — 64.7%

10:00 16° dry 4 — 51.7%

11:00 19° dry 5 — 39.2%

12:00 22° dry 6 — 31.9%

13:00 23° dry 7 — 27.5%

14:00 24° dry 8 — 26%

15:00 25° dry 9 — 25.7%

16:00 25° dry 9 — 25.5%

17:00 25° dry 11 — 26.8%

18:00 25° dry 12 — 29%

19:00 24° dry 15 — 37.5%

20:00 21° dry 17 — 54.3%

21:00 19° dry 18 — 64.1%

Fri Friday 13 November

Poor

Temp18°C

Rain3mm

Wind6 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity68%

3.4mm rain forecast

Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 7 — 84.2%

07:00 13° dry 8 — 84.4%

08:00 14° dry 8 — 80.7%

09:00 15° dry 6 — 73.9%

10:00 17° dry 4 — 63.9%

11:00 18° 0.1mm 3 — 59.5%

12:00 19° 0.6mm 6 — 56.9%

13:00 18° 0.5mm 7 — 68.6%

14:00 17° dry 5 — 75.3%

15:00 18° 1mm 7 — 70.4%

16:00 17° 0.5mm 10 — 83.4%

17:00 17° 0.3mm 10 — 82.6%

18:00 17° 0.1mm 9 — 82.5%

19:00 17° dry 9 — 81.5%

20:00 17° dry 9 — 84.1%

21:00 16° dry 6 — 88.7%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Good

Temp16°C

Raindry

Wind16 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity68%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 11 — 96.9%

07:00 13° dry 14 — 92.5%

08:00 14° dry 14 — 85.4%

09:00 15° dry 17 — 77.4%

10:00 16° dry 17 — 69.8%

11:00 16° dry 16 — 66.1%

17:00 21° dry 19 — 42.3%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp16°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind16 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity56%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 16° 0.1mm 16 — 56%

17:00 18° dry 21 — 47.7%

Mon Monday 16 November

Good

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity40%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 14° dry 13 — 39.6%

17:00 18° dry 16 — 34.3%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Good

Temp16°C

Raindry

Wind15 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity40%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 16° dry 15 — 39.8%

17:00 17° dry 22 — 37.6%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp18°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity44%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 18° dry 13 — 43.5%

17:00 21° dry 18 — 36.9%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp20°C

Raindry

Wind5 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity49%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 20° dry 5 — 49.1%

17:00 24° dry 12 — 33.5%

About Arapiles — Organ Pipes

The Organ Pipes are the row of fin-like buttresses directly above the Centenary Park campground (the Pines) at Mount Arapiles (Dyurrite), and the busiest crag on the mountain: short one- and two-pitch trad routes, a five-minute walk from your tent. Arapiles rises about 200m out of the flat Wimmera plain near Natimuk, so it catches the wind and dries quickly after rain; the rock is very hard, well-cemented sandstone that climbers treat as quartzite. Because the fins face several ways you can chase sun or shade through the day. Summer afternoons regularly pass 30°C, so climb early, late or in the shade; winter brings most of the rain but also crisp, sunny climbing days. Centenary Park is the only campground in the park, and fire restrictions and Total Fire Ban days often apply in the warmer months.

Region: Mount Arapiles
Rock type: Quartzite
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 215m
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low

Other crags in this region

Arapiles — Bard Buttress Arapiles — Castle Crag Arapiles — Mitre Rock Arapiles — The Pharos Arapiles — Tiger Wall