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Swimcart Beach

Tasmania · Australia

IntermediateBeach break-41.232, 148.287

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An open S-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near Tasmania, Swimcart Beach works on SE–SW groundswell; NW–NE 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: ~12.8°C (55°F) on average

Jan

17.8°C

64°F · 15.6–19.6°C

Feb

18.8°C

65.8°F · 17.1–20.6°C

Mar

18.4°C

65.1°F · 17.1–19.7°C

Apr

17.2°C

63°F · 14.9–18.7°C

May

15.8°C

60.4°F · 12.9–17.3°C

Jun

14.3°C

57.7°F · 12.5–15.8°C

Jul

13.4°C

56.1°F · 11.4–14.6°C

Aug

12.7°C

54.9°F · 12.1–13.4°C

Sep

12.8°C

55°F · 12.2–13.7°C

Oct

13.4°C

56.1°F · 12.1–14.9°C

Nov

15°C

59°F · 13.3–17.7°C

Dec

16.2°C

61.2°F · 14.4–18.1°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

SE–SW

Best wind

NW–NE

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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