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Roaring Beach

Tasmania · Australia

IntermediateBeach break-43.435, 146.993

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An open SE-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near Tasmania, Roaring Beach works on E–S groundswell; W–N 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: ~12.3°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

E–S

Best wind

W–N

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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