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Penna Beach

Sorell, Tasmania, Australia

Penna Beach 5 photos

  • Midway Point TAS 3

    Midway Point TAS 3. Spaceboy56, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Limosa lapponica Landing - Orielton Lagoon

    Limosa lapponica Landing - Orielton Lagoon. JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cereopsis novaehollandiae - Orielton lagoon

    Cereopsis novaehollandiae - Orielton lagoon. JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Epthianura albifrons - Orielton Lagoon

    Epthianura albifrons - Orielton Lagoon. JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Epthianura albifrons male - Orielton Lagoon

    Epthianura albifrons male - Orielton Lagoon. JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:42 pm
7 am
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
4 pm
4.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Penna Beach right now.

5.9Good

Mile Beach 4.6 km2.9 mi south-west

Scores 5.9 right now, 1.2 points above Penna Beach.

See Mile Beach today
5.9Good

Roches Beach 13 km8.0 mi south

Scores 5.9 right now, 1.2 points above Penna Beach.

See Roches Beach today

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Penna Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
138 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
4528 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
27%
Sunset
7:42 pm
Today
6.4Good7 am138
7.3Great8 am127
6.7Good9 am1610
6.8Good10 am2214
5.5Good11 am2616
5.3Fair12 pm2918
5.0Fair1 pm3018
5.0Fair2 pm3119
5.7Good3 pm3019
4.8Fair4 pm2616
4.7Fair5 pm2314
5.4FairNow138
5.5Good7 pm138
Sat
6.1Good7 am21
6.2Good8 am53
6.1Good9 am96
6.3Good10 am106
6.7Good11 am117
6.2Good12 pm117
7.1Great1 pm138
5.5Good2 pm149
5.5Good3 pm74
5.0Fair4 pm138
3.9Poor5 pm2012
4.0Fair6 pm159
3.8Poor7 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, 0.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -<0.1 mLow 12 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 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.

  • Sun3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 51%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 7 pm to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miSorell (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miHobart Airport (HBA)

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

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