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Johnsons Beach

Central Coast, Tasmania, Australia

Johnsons Beach 4 photos

  • Penguin-beach-20070420-032

    Penguin-beach-20070420-032. Gary Houston, CC0. Source

  • Penguin-beach-20070420-034

    Penguin-beach-20070420-034. Gary Houston, CC0. Source

  • Steep Beach

    Steep Beach. Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Big-Penguin-20070420-035

    Big-Penguin-20070420-035. Gary Houston, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:45 pm
7 am
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.4
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
4.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

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

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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
17°C62°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
159 km/hmph N
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
6 high
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
6.9Good7 am149
6.4Good8 am148
5.5Good9 am128
5.2Fair10 am117
5.2Fair11 am96
5.7Good12 pm96
6.0Good1 pm106
7.3Great2 pm127
6.7GoodNow159
6.2Good4 pm1510
4.8Fair5 pm149
4.7Fair6 pm127
4.9Fair7 pm127
Sat
6.9Good7 am127
7.0Great8 am106
7.0Great9 am106
6.3Good10 am149
5.0Fair11 am2213
4.8Fair12 pm2314
4.1Fair1 pm2516
4.1Fair2 pm2415
4.1Fair3 pm2314
4.2Fair4 pm2113
4.3Fair5 pm1811
4.5Fair6 pm138
4.4Fair7 pm106
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 mHigh 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 9 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.0 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 21 km/h13 mph, rain 94%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m490 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 730 m0.5 mi
  • Playground100 m310 ft away
  • Boat ramp170 m560 ft awayPenguin Boat Ramp - High Tide
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
70 m230 ftPreservation Dr/Johnsons Beach Out
Nearest town
900 m0.6 miPenguin (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miBurnie Wynyard Airport (BWT)

Nearby places

  • Groovy Penguin CafeFood and drink
    730 m0.5 mi
  • Wild Restaurant CafeFood and drink
    860 m0.5 mi
  • Shady Grove CafeFood and drink
    970 m0.6 mi

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

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