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Long Beach

City of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Long Beach 1 photo

  • Early morning at Long Beach, southern Tasmania, on the Derwent River.

    Early morning at Long Beach, southern Tasmania, on the Derwent River.. Spaceboy56, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:43 pm
7 am
5.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
Now
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
4.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
2.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.4
10 km/h6 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
23°C74°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
26%
Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
5.4Fair7 am2415
5.4Fair8 am2516
5.5Good9 am2515
6.2Good10 am2213
5.5Good11 am2214
5.6Good12 pm2314
5.7Good1 pm2616
5.7Good2 pm2415
6.2GoodNow1912
4.9Fair4 pm85
2.4Poor5 pm127
3.4Poor6 pm117
3.4Poor7 pm106
Sat
6.1Good7 am32
6.5Good8 am64
6.6Good9 am53
6.4Good10 am10
6.2Good11 am106
5.2Fair12 pm1911
4.7Fair1 pm1912
4.1Fair2 pm2013
4.1Fair3 pm1710
3.5Poor4 pm2717
4.0Fair5 pm138
3.4Poor6 pm1811
3.1Poor7 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -0.2 m. High at 6 am, 0.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -<0.1 mHigh 5 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 5 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 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.

  • Sun3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 69%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 15%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Long Beach

Long Beach is a beach in Sandy Bay, Tasmania. It has an area of 5,248 square meters and is 384 meters long. OpenStreetMap lists a drinking water facility nearby, and the nearest bus stop is 140 meters away.

From Wikipedia

Long Beach is a popular beach destination along the River Derwent in Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania. The east facing beach has views of the City of Clarence on the eastern shore and Blinking Billy Point. Long Beach neighbours Nutgrove Beach and is close to the Long Beach Reserve Playground, Sandy Bay Sailing Club, Sandy Bay Regatta Association, Hobart Pétanque Club and Lower Sandy Bay shops. Long Beach has a sea pontoon for swimmers and bathroom facilities.

Source: Long Beach, Tasmania on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m530 ft away
  • Drinking water150 m500 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m240 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground100 m340 ft awayLiberty Swing
  • Boat ramp240 m780 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
140 m460 ftLower Sandy Bay Stop 16 Out
Nearest town
4.1 km2.5 miHobart (city)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miHobart Airport (HBA)

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

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