Check the Beach

East Beach

George Town, Tasmania, Australia

East Beach 1 photo

  • Lighthouse

    Lighthouse. Colin Huang, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:42 pm
7 am
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to 7 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
117 km/hmph N
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:42 pm
Today
7.4Great7 am117
7.9Great8 am106
7.8Great9 am106
7.7Great10 am117
6.7Good11 am117
6.3Good12 pm127
6.4Good1 pm138
6.1Good2 pm138
6.4Good3 pm138
7.9Great4 pm128
7.7GreatNow117
6.9Good6 pm128
5.3Fair7 pm128
Sat
6.0Good7 am138
7.1Great8 am138
7.4Great9 am149
7.4Great10 am159
5.5Good11 am1510
5.2Fair12 pm159
5.1Fair1 pm1710
5.0Fair2 pm1610
5.0Fair3 pm159
4.9Fair4 pm149
4.8Fair5 pm138
4.6Fair6 pm106
4.4Fair7 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 3 am, -0.8 m. High at 9 am, 1.0 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.8 mHigh 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 9 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.8 m3 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.8 m3 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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miLow Head (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miGeorge Town Airport (GEE)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near East Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 23%
  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 8 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%