Big Beach
Tasmania · Australia
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An open SW-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near Tasmania, Big Beach works on S–W groundswell; N–E winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~12.6°C (54.7°F) on average
Jan
16.1°C
61°F · 13.3–18.6°C
Feb
16.7°C
62.1°F · 14.9–18.7°C
Mar
16.2°C
61.2°F · 14.1–18.1°C
Apr
15.4°C
59.7°F · 13.6–16.7°C
May
14.7°C
58.5°F · 12.9–16.2°C
Jun
13.9°C
57°F · 11.2–15.9°C
Jul
13.6°C
56.5°F · 12–15°C
Aug
12.9°C
55.2°F · 11.9–13.8°C
Sep
12.6°C
54.7°F · 11.2–13.5°C
Oct
12.7°C
54.9°F · 11.7–14.8°C
Nov
13.6°C
56.5°F · 12–16.8°C
Dec
14.7°C
58.5°F · 13.1–16.7°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
S–W
Best wind
N–E
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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