Check the Beach

Short Beach

City of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Short Beach 1 photo

  • Derwent Sailing Squadron

    Derwent Sailing Squadron. Timox14, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:43 pm
7 am
6.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
Now
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

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
29°C83°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NW
Gusts
6842 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
8%
Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
6.2Good7 am96
6.0Good8 am95
6.6Good9 am85
7.6Great10 am75
6.5Good11 am1610
5.5Good12 pm2515
5.2Fair1 pm2616
5.9Good2 pm2516
6.5GoodNow2415
5.0Fair4 pm2113
5.3Fair5 pm117
5.5Good6 pm95
5.1Fair7 pm32
Sat
4.9Fair7 am43
5.2Fair8 am64
5.8Good9 am85
6.4Good10 am85
6.9Good11 am85
6.8Good12 pm74
6.5Good1 pm95
5.7Good2 pm85
5.5Good3 pm32
5.0Fair4 pm117
4.2Fair5 pm138
3.9Poor6 pm95
3.6Poor7 pm74
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 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 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.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 39%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m290 ft away
  • Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m110 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink79 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables210 m680 ft away
  • Playground110 m340 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
440 m0.3 miSt Georges Church
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miHobart (city)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miHobart Airport (HBA)

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

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