Check the Beach

Cave Beach

Flinders Council, Tasmania, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:36 pm
7 am
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
19 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
19 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2013 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:36 pm
Today
6.7Good7 am2113
7.0Great8 am2113
7.4Great9 am1911
7.7Great10 am1711
7.6Great11 am2012
7.3Great12 pm2113
7.1Great1 pm1911
7.4Great2 pm1610
7.2Great3 pm159
8.0Great4 pm128
8.2Great5 pm159
7.7GreatNow2013
7.2Great7 pm2214
Sat
4.0Fair7 am2012
3.4Poor8 am2012
3.4Poor9 am1610
3.4Poor10 am1610
3.5Poor11 am159
3.5Poor12 pm159
3.3Poor1 pm138
3.6Poor2 pm106
3.5Poor3 pm53
3.4Poor4 pm43
2.2Poor5 pm74
3.2Poor6 pm117
3.1Poor7 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 3 am, -0.8 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.7 mHigh 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 3 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m640 ft. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp240 m790 ft away

Getting there

Nearest airport
14 km9 miFlinders Island Airport (FLS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 81%
  • Sun2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 92%
  • Mon3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 45%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 33%
  • Wed2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 76%
  • Thu5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 11%