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Penguin Beach

Central Coast, Tasmania, Australia

Penguin Beach 1 photo

  • Grassy Seafront

    Grassy Seafront. Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm
7 am
6.8
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.7
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

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
16°C62°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
7%
Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
6.8Good7 am148
6.7Good8 am148
5.5Good9 am138
5.4Fair10 am117
5.0Fair11 am106
5.6Good12 pm96
6.1Good1 pm117
6.9Good2 pm128
6.7Good3 pm159
5.3Fair4 pm159
4.8Fair5 pm138
4.7FairNow117
4.8Fair7 pm106
Sat
6.9Good7 am149
7.0Great8 am127
7.0Great9 am85
6.0Good10 am127
5.4Fair11 am1912
4.6Fair12 pm2415
3.9Poor1 pm2717
3.9Poor2 pm2415
4.0Fair3 pm2113
4.1Fair4 pm2012
4.2Fair5 pm1710
4.3Fair6 pm149
4.4Fair7 pm128
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 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.8 mHigh 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 9 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.8 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.8 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.

  • Sun4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 17%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m530 ft away
  • Drinking water110 m340 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground100 m330 ft away
  • Boat ramp460 m0.3 mi awayPenguin Boat Ramp - High Tide
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m600 ftIroncliffe Road near Crescent Street
Nearest town
310 m0.2 miPenguin (town)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miDevonport Airport (DPO)

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

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