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Arhur Beach

Tasmania · Australia

IntermediateBeach break-41.089, 144.669

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An open W-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near Tasmania, Arhur Beach works on SW–NW groundswell; NE–SE winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~12.9°C (55.2°F) on average

Jan

16.6°C

61.9°F · 14.3–18.8°C

Feb

17.4°C

63.3°F · 16.2–19.2°C

Mar

17°C

62.6°F · 15.4–18.7°C

Apr

16.2°C

61.2°F · 14.6–17.9°C

May

15.1°C

59.2°F · 13.2–16.5°C

Jun

14.4°C

57.9°F · 12.9–15.8°C

Jul

13.8°C

56.8°F · 12.6–14.9°C

Aug

13.2°C

55.8°F · 12–14°C

Sep

12.9°C

55.2°F · 11.7–14.3°C

Oct

13.2°C

55.8°F · 12.2–14.7°C

Nov

14°C

57.2°F · 12–16.4°C

Dec

15.2°C

59.4°F · 13.9–17.6°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

SW–NW

Best wind

NE–SE

Break type

Beach break

Best season

October–April

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.

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