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Mermaids Beach

Dorset, Tasmania, Australia

Mermaids 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
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
Now
6.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.9
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°C69°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
128 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
6 high
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
7.1Great7 am106
7.6Great8 am85
8.1Great9 am74
8.0Great10 am85
7.6Great11 am96
6.6Good12 pm117
6.8Good1 pm138
6.4Good2 pm138
6.4GoodNow128
5.9Good4 pm117
6.8Good5 pm96
7.6Great6 pm75
6.9Good7 pm64
Sat
3.3Poor7 am106
3.9Poor8 am127
4.9Fair9 am106
6.1Good10 am106
6.7Good11 am138
5.5Good12 pm159
5.0Fair1 pm1711
4.7Fair2 pm1711
4.8Fair3 pm1510
4.8Fair4 pm149
4.7Fair5 pm127
4.5Fair6 pm106
4.2Fair7 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 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.

  • Sun3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms290 m940 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables280 m930 ft away
  • Boat ramp310 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miBridport (town)
Nearest airport
47 km29 miGeorge Town Airport (GEE)

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

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