Check the Beach

Shell Beach

Circular Head, Tasmania, Australia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:47 pm
7 am
6.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
8 am
4.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
4.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
3.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Shell Beach right now.

7.0Great

Razor Beach 3.7 km2.3 mi south-east

Scores 7.0 right now, 2.1 points above Shell Beach.

7.0Great

Sisters Beach 5.1 km3.2 mi south-east

Scores 7.0 right now, 2.1 points above Shell Beach.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Shell Beach.

Partner links

Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Sat, so a beachfront room still pays off.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
17°C63°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
11%
Sunset
7:47 pm
Today
6.0Good7 am2314
4.8Fair8 am1811
4.4Fair9 am1610
4.6Fair10 am148
5.4Fair11 am127
5.9Good12 pm106
6.9Good1 pm117
6.0Good2 pm149
4.9Fair3 pm138
4.5FairNow117
4.3Fair5 pm106
4.3Fair6 pm106
3.5Poor7 pm127
Sat
6.7Good7 am159
6.7Good8 am149
6.4Good9 am149
6.1Good10 am106
6.0Good11 am117
4.9Fair12 pm1811
3.8Poor1 pm2516
3.5Poor2 pm2817
3.7Poor3 pm2415
4.0Fair4 pm2012
4.3Fair5 pm159
4.0Fair6 pm117
4.4Fair7 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 4 am, -0.8 m. High at 10 am, 1.0 mHigh 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 10 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.0 m3 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.

  • Sun4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 49%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 21%
  • Wed3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 53%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.5 km3.4 miSisters Beach (village)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miBurnie Wynyard Airport (BWT)

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

Nearby beaches