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Second Sands

Tasmania, Australia

Second Sands 5 photos

  • View of York Cove and George Town parkrun start location, Tasmania

    View of York Cove and George Town parkrun start location, Tasmania. Chuq, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Dusk view of York Cove from The Pier Hotel, George Town, Tasmania

    Dusk view of York Cove from The Pier Hotel, George Town, Tasmania. Chuq, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • York-Cove-20070421-001

    York-Cove-20070421-001. Gary Houston, CC0. Source

  • Pier-Hotel-George-Town-20070421-004

    Pier-Hotel-George-Town-20070421-004. Gary Houston, CC0. Source

  • Pier-Hotel-George-Town-20070421-005

    Pier-Hotel-George-Town-20070421-005. Gary Houston, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:42 pm
7 am
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
6.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to 7 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
128 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2818 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
10%
Sunset
7:42 pm
Today
7.4Great7 am117
7.9Great8 am106
7.8Great9 am106
7.7Great10 am117
6.7Good11 am117
6.3Good12 pm127
6.4Good1 pm138
6.1Good2 pm138
6.4Good3 pm138
7.9Great4 pm128
7.7Great5 pm117
6.9GoodNow128
5.3Fair7 pm128
Sat
6.0Good7 am138
7.1Great8 am138
7.4Great9 am149
7.4Great10 am159
5.5Good11 am1510
5.2Fair12 pm159
5.1Fair1 pm1710
5.0Fair2 pm1610
5.0Fair3 pm159
4.9Fair4 pm149
4.8Fair5 pm138
4.6Fair6 pm106
4.4Fair7 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m990 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 200 m650 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
640 m0.4 miGeorge Town (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miGeorge Town Airport (GEE)

Nearby places

  • The Pier Hotel RestaurantFood and drink
    200 m650 ft
  • Belle's Tea RoomCoffee shop
    250 m810 ft
  • The Signature CaféCoffee shop
    380 m0.2 mi
  • Hebe Reef Coffee ShopCoffee shop
    440 m0.3 mi
  • The Tasmani Fish & Chips CoFish and chips
    450 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 23%
  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 8 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%