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Richardsons Beach

Tasmania, Australia

Richardsons Beach 5 photos

  • Honeymoon Bay Sunset 2

    Honeymoon Bay Sunset 2. JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Wineglass Bay-01

    Wineglass Bay-01. Pdennis7, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Freycinet National Park, Tasmania - looking south east over Great Oyster Bay 03

    Freycinet National Park, Tasmania - looking south east over Great Oyster Bay 03. K8S, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Freycinet National Park, Tasmania - looking south east over Great Oyster Bay 05

    Freycinet National Park, Tasmania - looking south east over Great Oyster Bay 05. K8S, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Honeymoon Bay Sunset

    Honeymoon Bay Sunset. JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:38 pm
7 am
5.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.4
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
22°C71°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph N
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
6 high
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:38 pm
Today
5.7Good7 am2717
6.0Good8 am2314
6.1Good9 am2415
5.5Good10 am3019
5.4Fair11 am3321
5.2Fair12 pm3220
4.8Fair1 pm3019
5.2Fair2 pm2918
5.7GoodNow2717
5.9Good4 pm2818
6.1Good5 pm3019
6.2Good6 pm2918
5.7Good7 pm2415
Sat
3.3Poor7 am2214
3.2Poor8 am2314
3.2Poor9 am2314
3.3Poor10 am2214
3.3Poor11 am2415
3.9Poor12 pm2717
4.0Fair1 pm2717
4.0Fair2 pm2817
3.5Poor3 pm2616
3.3Poor4 pm2717
3.1Poor5 pm2817
3.1Poor6 pm2717
2.8Poor7 pm3018
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 m1 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 m1 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.

  • Sun1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 26%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms180 m580 ft away
  • Showers180 m570 ft away
  • Drinking water130 m440 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m710 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 680 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
860 m0.5 miColes Bay (town)
Nearest airport
88 km55 miSt Helens Airport (HLS)

Nearby places

  • The Ice CreameryFish and chips
    680 m0.4 mi
  • GéographeFood and drink
    700 m0.4 mi
  • The Bay Restaurant & Hazards BarFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi
  • Richardson's BistroFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi

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

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