Check the Beach

Fossil Bluff

Waratah-Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia

Fossil Bluff 3 photos

  • Table Cape and the beach at Fossil Bluff, Wynyard, Tasmania.

    Table Cape and the beach at Fossil Bluff, Wynyard, Tasmania.. Gary Houston, CC0. Source

  • Path to the lookout at Fossil Bluff, Wynyard, Tasmania.

    Path to the lookout at Fossil Bluff, Wynyard, Tasmania.. Gary Houston, CC0. Source

  • Fossil Bluff, Wynyard, Tasmania.

    Fossil Bluff, Wynyard, Tasmania.. Gary Houston, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:46 pm
7 am
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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
19°C65°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
29%
Sunset
7:46 pm
Today
6.8Good7 am138
6.5Good8 am117
5.8Good9 am117
5.7Good10 am117
6.0Good11 am106
6.7Good12 pm85
7.7Great1 pm96
7.6Great2 pm117
6.4Good3 pm128
5.6Good4 pm117
5.3Fair5 pm96
5.1Fair6 pm74
4.7FairNow85
Sat
7.1Great7 am128
7.0Great8 am127
6.7Good9 am148
6.5Good10 am106
6.3Good11 am74
5.5Good12 pm95
5.3Fair1 pm159
4.8Fair2 pm1811
4.7Fair3 pm1711
4.9Fair4 pm149
4.8Fair5 pm106
4.6Fair6 pm95
4.4Fair7 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 3 am, -0.8 m. High at 10 am, 1.0 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.8 mHigh 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 10 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.8 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 10 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 95%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 39%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 17%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m340 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 920 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
830 m0.5 miNo.89 Saunders Street
Nearest town
900 m0.6 miWynyard (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miBurnie Wynyard Airport (BWT)

Nearby places

  • Wynyard Wharf SeafoodsFish and chips
    920 m0.6 mi
  • The VaultFood and drink
    960 m0.6 mi
  • Noah's Coffee Lounge & TakeawayFood and drink
    990 m0.6 mi
  • Purple SageFood and drink
    1 km0.6 mi

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

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