Check the Beach

Dover Beach

Huon Valley, Tasmania, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
5.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
Now
3.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.5
16 km/h10 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
20°C69°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
62%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
5.8Good7 am1710
6.4Good8 am149
6.9Good9 am138
6.3Good10 am149
6.3Good11 am127
6.0Good12 pm1710
6.6Good1 pm159
6.9Good2 pm1610
5.4Fair3 pm106
5.2Fair4 pm117
4.2Fair5 pm1610
3.7PoorNow1811
3.5Poor7 pm1610
Sat
6.4Good7 am96
6.5Good8 am106
6.4Good9 am117
6.3Good10 am138
5.9Good11 am1510
6.1Good12 pm1610
6.7Good1 pm159
5.4Fair2 pm96
5.4Fair3 pm42
5.1Fair4 pm74
4.5Fair5 pm138
3.2Poor6 pm2314
3.3Poor7 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 pm, -0.1 m. High at 6 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, -<0.1 mLow 11 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 11 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -<0.1 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.

  • Sun4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 44%
  • Thu4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 31%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms300 m970 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi
  • Picnic tables370 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
440 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
540 m0.3 miDover (town)
Nearest airport
66 km41 miHobart Airport (HBA)

Nearby places

  • Botom shop Larder and DeliFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi
  • Wild Bird TasmaniaFood and drink
    440 m0.3 mi
  • Dover top shopFood and drink
    510 m0.3 mi
  • Post OfficePizza
    550 m0.3 mi

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

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