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Stapleton Beach

Tasmania · Australia

IntermediateBeach break-42.589, 147.918

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An open NE-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near Tasmania, Stapleton Beach works on N–E groundswell; S–W 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: ~12.4°C (54.3°F) on average

Jan

17.2°C

63°F · 14.7–19.3°C

Feb

18°C

64.4°F · 16.6–20.3°C

Mar

17.7°C

63.9°F · 16.7–19.9°C

Apr

16.5°C

61.7°F · 14.3–18.5°C

May

14.8°C

58.6°F · 12.4–16.3°C

Jun

13.6°C

56.5°F · 12.5–15°C

Jul

13°C

55.4°F · 12–14.1°C

Aug

12.5°C

54.5°F · 11.6–13.3°C

Sep

12.4°C

54.3°F · 11.7–13.3°C

Oct

12.9°C

55.2°F · 12–14.4°C

Nov

14.4°C

57.9°F · 12.3–16.8°C

Dec

15.6°C

60.1°F · 14.2–18°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

N–E

Best wind

S–W

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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