Check the Beach

Murdochs Beach

Dorset, Tasmania, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:37 pm
7 am
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
Now
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:37 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am64
7.5Great8 am53
8.2Great9 am53
8.2Great10 am95
8.3Great11 am106
7.2Great12 pm149
6.8Good1 pm1610
7.5Great2 pm1711
7.1Great3 pm1610
8.4Great4 pm138
7.0Great5 pm106
5.9GoodNow85
5.7Good7 pm64
Sat
4.2Fair7 am128
4.4Fair8 am159
5.8Good9 am138
6.8Good10 am138
5.9Good11 am159
5.7Good12 pm1811
4.7Fair1 pm2012
4.7Fair2 pm1811
4.5Fair3 pm1711
4.6Fair4 pm1510
4.5Fair5 pm149
4.3Fair6 pm138
4.2Fair7 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 3 am, -0.8 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.7 mHigh 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 3 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
9 km5.6 miTomahawk (village)
Nearest airport
56 km35 miCape Barren Island Airport (CBI)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 42%
  • Sun2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 39%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu5.6 GoodBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 8%