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Goftons Beach

Dorset, Tasmania, Australia

Goftons Beach 3 photos

  • Vista of Old Pier Beach, Bridport

    Vista of Old Pier Beach, Bridport. jacobharrisau, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Remnants of the Old Pier, Bridport

    Remnants of the Old Pier, Bridport. jacobharrisau, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sea Potato (Echinocardium cordatum)

    Sea Potato (Echinocardium cordatum). Tim Binns from Tomahawk, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm
7 am
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
Now
6.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C67°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
96 km/hmph N
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
6.7Good7 am106
7.3Great8 am85
7.9Great9 am74
7.7Great10 am85
7.3Great11 am96
6.3Good12 pm117
6.5Good1 pm138
6.1Good2 pm138
6.0Good3 pm128
5.6Good4 pm117
6.5GoodNow96
7.4Great6 pm75
6.7Good7 pm64
Sat
2.8Poor7 am106
3.4Poor8 am127
4.4Fair9 am106
5.7Good10 am106
6.4Good11 am138
5.1Fair12 pm159
4.5Fair1 pm1711
4.2Fair2 pm1711
4.3Fair3 pm1510
4.3Fair4 pm149
4.2Fair5 pm127
3.9Poor6 pm106
3.6Poor7 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 9 am, 1.0 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.8 mHigh 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 9 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 3 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 3 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.

  • Sun2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms350 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 270 m870 ft
  • Playground210 m700 ft awayBridport Community Playground
  • Boat ramp460 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
310 m0.2 miBridport (town)
Nearest airport
48 km30 miGeorge Town Airport (GEE)

Nearby places

  • St. Marks BridportFood and drink
    270 m870 ft
  • Bridport CaféFood and drink
    270 m880 ft
  • Bridport Bay InnFood and drink
    280 m900 ft
  • Bridport Fish & ChipsFood and drink
    290 m940 ft
  • Bridport Bunker ClubFood and drink
    530 m0.3 mi

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

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