West Telegraph Beach
Tasmania · Australia
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West Telegraph Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through october–april.
Today's surf at West Telegraph Beach
Updated 11:57 spot time
West Telegraph Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.0 m chest to head high, 1.0 m WSW swell at 7.95 s. Wind up to 29 km/h WSW. Water 14°C. Best surf window around 22:00 — fun (3/5) with 13 km/h WSW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.2°C (55.8°F) on average
Jan
17°C
62.6°F · 15.1–19.2°C
Feb
18.1°C
64.6°F · 16.5–19.4°C
Mar
17.8°C
64°F · 16–19.4°C
Apr
16.8°C
62.2°F · 14.4–18.5°C
May
15.2°C
59.4°F · 13–16.7°C
Jun
14°C
57.2°F · 13.2–15.1°C
Jul
13.3°C
55.9°F · 12.5–14.3°C
Aug
12.8°C
55°F · 11.9–13.9°C
Sep
12.8°C
55°F · 11.5–13.8°C
Oct
13.2°C
55.8°F · 12.3–14.3°C
Nov
14.4°C
57.9°F · 12.6–16.7°C
Dec
15.6°C
60.1°F · 14.2–17.4°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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