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Orford Beach

Tasmania, Australia

Orford Beach 1 photo

  • Run director briefing at Our Park parkrun #231, Orford, Tasmania

    Run director briefing at Our Park parkrun #231, Orford, Tasmania. Chuq, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:40 pm
7 am
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
3.5
20 km/h12 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
24°C75°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph NW
Gusts
3622 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
6 high
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
6.7Good7 am149
6.8Good8 am159
6.8Good9 am1811
6.6Good10 am2214
6.0Good11 am2717
6.2Good12 pm2918
5.8Good1 pm2918
5.1Fair2 pm2918
5.3FairNow2918
5.2Fair4 pm2415
5.1Fair5 pm2515
4.3Fair6 pm2012
3.5Poor7 pm2012
Sat
2.8Poor7 am74
3.0Poor8 am74
3.6Poor9 am74
3.8Poor10 am95
3.7Poor11 am106
3.2Poor12 pm148
2.9Poor1 pm1912
3.1Poor2 pm1710
3.1Poor3 pm159
2.8Poor4 pm1811
2.7Poor5 pm1711
2.5Poor6 pm1811
2.4Poor7 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 12 am, -0.3 m. High at 7 am, 0.5 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.2 mHigh 6 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 12 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.2 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.

  • Sun2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 17%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms270 m880 ft away
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 560 m0.4 mi
  • Playground230 m760 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
980 m0.6 mi
Nearest town
560 m0.3 miOrford (town)
Nearest airport
43 km27 miHobart Airport (HBA)

Nearby places

  • Scorchers by the RiverFood and drink
    560 m0.4 mi
  • Wattlebanks Coastal CafeFood and drink
    580 m0.4 mi
  • Eastern Drive CafeFood and drink
    980 m0.6 mi

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

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