Refuge Beach
Tasmania · Australia
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An open E-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near Tasmania, Refuge Beach works on NE–SE groundswell; SW–NW 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: ~12.3°C (54.1°F) on average
Jan
15.3°C
59.5°F · 13.6–17.9°C
Feb
16.2°C
61.2°F · 15–17.6°C
Mar
15.9°C
60.6°F · 14–17.8°C
Apr
15.1°C
59.2°F · 13.2–16.3°C
May
14.3°C
57.7°F · 12.8–15.9°C
Jun
13.7°C
56.7°F · 12.9–15°C
Jul
13.2°C
55.8°F · 11.7–14.3°C
Aug
12.6°C
54.7°F · 11–13.5°C
Sep
12.3°C
54.1°F · 10.4–13.2°C
Oct
12.6°C
54.7°F · 11.8–14.2°C
Nov
13.2°C
55.8°F · 12.1–15.5°C
Dec
14.2°C
57.6°F · 12.8–16.3°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
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
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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