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Roches Beach

Tasmania, Australia

Roches Beach 5 photos

  • Charadrius ruficapillus Breeding Plumage

    Charadrius ruficapillus Breeding Plumage. JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Charadrius bicinctus breeding - Ralphs Bay

    Charadrius bicinctus breeding - Ralphs Bay. JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Lauderdale,Tasmania view from Single Hill 2

    Lauderdale,Tasmania view from Single Hill 2. KodachromeFan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Lauderdale,Tasmania view from Single Hill

    Lauderdale,Tasmania view from Single Hill. KodachromeFan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Haematopus longirostris ralphs bay

    Haematopus longirostris ralphs bay. JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:42 pm
7 am
5.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
Now
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
3.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Roches Beach right now.

6.5Good

Howrah Beach 8.4 km5.2 mi west

Scores 6.5 right now, 1.0 points above Roches Beach.

See Howrah Beach today

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
24°C74°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
138 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
30%
Sunset
7:42 pm
Today
5.8Good7 am1912
6.1Good8 am2012
6.0Good9 am1912
6.6Good10 am1610
5.7Good11 am2012
5.7Good12 pm2516
5.5Good1 pm2817
5.7Good2 pm2717
6.7Good3 pm2415
5.5GoodNow138
3.3Poor5 pm85
4.2Fair6 pm95
4.4Fair7 pm96
Sat
5.4Fair7 am53
5.8Good8 am32
6.1Good9 am32
6.4Good10 am21
6.5Good11 am106
5.8Good12 pm149
5.6Good1 pm117
4.9Fair2 pm138
4.7Fair3 pm149
4.0Fair4 pm2415
4.6Fair5 pm128
4.1Fair6 pm1711
3.9Poor7 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -0.2 m. High at 6 am, 0.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -<0.1 mHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 6 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.

  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 7 pm to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Picnic tables310 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground300 m970 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
230 m740 ftBangalee St Stop 90 Out
Nearest town
4.8 km3 miSandford (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miHobart Airport (HBA)

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

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