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Venus Baths is a Parks Victoria designated climbing area for bouldering. Only the designated area is open: bouldering elsewhere in the park is not permitted. Parks Victoria: rock climbing in Gariwerd

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

Temp9°C

Wind17 km/h

Gusts25 km/h

Humidity83.6%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for hard-sandstone

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Good

Temp21°C

Raindry

Wind12 km/h

Gusts25 km/h

Humidity40%

No recent rain

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 7° dry 18 — 91.9%

07:00 8° dry 18 — 88.3%

08:00 10° dry 19 — 77.7%

09:00 13° dry 18 — 65.9%

10:00 15° dry 17 — 55.7%

11:00 18° dry 14 — 44.9%

12:00 20° dry 11 — 37.6%

13:00 22° dry 10 — 33.9%

14:00 23° dry 11 — 34.6%

15:00 24° dry 12 — 35.8%

16:00 24° dry 12 — 37.7%

17:00 23° dry 13 — 41.4%

18:00 22° dry 15 — 46.3%

19:00 20° dry 17 — 55.8%

20:00 17° dry 14 — 66%

21:00 15° dry 15 — 77.7%

Fri Friday 13 November

Poor

Temp17°C

Rain4mm

Wind8 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity71%

4.2mm rain forecastThis sandstone is brittle when wet — holds can snap

Wet sandstone here is brittle — holds and flakes can snap, so let it dry fully

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 11° dry 14 — 84.3%

07:00 11° dry 14 — 80.6%

08:00 12° dry 12 — 76.5%

09:00 15° dry 12 — 70.2%

10:00 15° dry 11 — 67.5%

11:00 18° 0.8mm 9 — 57.4%

12:00 17° dry 9 — 72.1%

13:00 18° 0.6mm 5 — 65.4%

14:00 17° 0.2mm 8 — 82.2%

15:00 17° dry 4 — 78%

16:00 17° 0.8mm 8 — 75.7%

17:00 15° 0.7mm 9 — 92.9%

18:00 15° 0.8mm 9 — 97.3%

19:00 15° 0.3mm 8 — 97.7%

20:00 15° dry 8 — 99.1%

21:00 14° dry 9 — 99.4%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Caution

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity82%

Drying — 17h since rain

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 7 — 99.3%

07:00 12° dry 10 — 99.3%

08:00 13° dry 11 — 96.2%

09:00 13° dry 11 — 93.3%

10:00 14° dry 13 — 86%

11:00 14° dry 13 — 77.5%

17:00 17° dry 14 — 55.4%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp14°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind12 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity61%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 14° 0.1mm 12 — 61.3%

17:00 14° dry 16 — 55.9%

Mon Monday 16 November

Good

Temp12°C

Raindry

Wind15 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity49%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 12° dry 15 — 49.1%

17:00 15° dry 13 — 41.7%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Good

Temp13°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity53%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 13° dry 13 — 52.7%

17:00 16° dry 14 — 45.7%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp16°C

Raindry

Wind11 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity52%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 16° dry 11 — 51.6%

17:00 19° dry 13 — 48.1%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp19°C

Raindry

Wind2 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity52%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry — after heavy rain, give it time before pulling on flakes

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 19° dry 2 — 52%

17:00 23° dry 11 — 37.8%

About Grampians — Venus Baths (bouldering)

Venus Baths is the bouldering area closest to Halls Gap, along Stony Creek below Mackeys Peak and the Elephants Hide, an easy walk on the Venus Baths loop from town. The boulders sit in a sheltered creek gorge, so it is a good choice on a windy day, but it is slow to dry after rain and humid in the mornings. Grampians sandstone is brittle when wet: holds can snap, so never pull on damp rock. The rock shelves hold the heat on summer afternoons; cool, dry days in autumn and winter are best.

Region: Grampians
Rock type: Hard sandstone
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 260m
Exposure: low
Seepage: medium

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