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Porky Beach

Tasmania, Australia

No photo of Porky Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:52 pm
7 am
3.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
1.8
14 km/h8 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
16°C60°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
159 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
3.0 m10 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
42%
Sunset
7:52 pm
Today
3.6Poor7 am2817
4.2Fair8 am2817
4.5Fair9 am2516
4.5Fair10 am2515
3.5Poor11 am2515
3.5Poor12 pm2113
3.8Poor1 pm1710
4.9Fair2 pm149
4.0Fair3 pm159
3.8Poor4 pm106
3.3Poor5 pm138
2.9PoorNow159
1.8Poor7 pm148
Sat
5.2Fair7 am117
5.5Good8 am117
5.2Fair9 am117
4.1Fair10 am85
3.7Poor11 am75
3.5Poor12 pm96
3.4Poor1 pm138
3.3Poor2 pm138
3.3Poor3 pm106
3.2Poor4 pm53
3.0Poor5 pm74
3.0Poor6 pm95
2.9Poor7 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 0.2 m. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 0.3 mHigh 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.3 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.

  • Sun3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 42%
  • Tue3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
4 km2 miKing Island Airport (KNS)

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

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