Big Beach
Tasmania, Australia
No photo of Big Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:52 pm3.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
4.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
3.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
4.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Where to stay near the beach
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 17°C62°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 138 km/hmph WSW
- Gusts
- 2818 km/hmph
- Waves
- 3.1 m10 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 48%
- Sunset
- 7:52 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
- High 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 100%
- Mon3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 41%
- Tue3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h20 mph, rain 30%
- Wed2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h21 mph, rain 31%
- Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 13%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 910 m0.6 mi
- Picnic tables470 m0.3 mi away
- Boat ramp390 m0.2 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 920 m0.6 miCurrie (town)
- Nearest airport
- 6 km4 miKing Island Airport (KNS)
Nearby places
- Parer's HotelFood and drink910 m0.6 mi
- Boomerang By The SeaFood and drink990 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Little Beach0.5 km0.3 mi south away3.4 Poor
- British Admiral Beach3.7 km2.3 mi south-east away3.4 Poor
- Sandfly Beach6.3 km3.9 mi south-east away3.4 Poor
- Whalebone Beach6.9 km4.3 mi north away3.3 Poor
- Ettrick Beach7.7 km4.8 mi south-east away3.4 Poor