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Taroona Beach

Kingborough, Tasmania, Australia

Taroona Beach 4 photos

  • Hinsby Beach-combing

    Hinsby Beach-combing. jacobharrisau, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Hinsby Beach at dusk

    Hinsby Beach at dusk. jacobharrisau, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Slender ringtail damselfy Austrolestes analis male

    Slender ringtail damselfy Austrolestes analis male. Simon Grove from Hobart, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cup ringtail damselfy Austrolestes psyche, teneral male

    Cup ringtail damselfy Austrolestes psyche, teneral male. Simon Grove from Hobart, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, 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
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
5.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
4 pm
4.1
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
21°C70°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
32 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
70%
Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
6.2Good7 am96
6.0Good8 am95
6.6Good9 am85
7.6Great10 am75
7.0Great11 am138
5.6Good12 pm2516
5.7Good1 pm2616
6.6Good2 pm2616
5.6Good3 pm2717
4.1Fair4 pm2315
4.5Fair5 pm95
4.2Fair6 pm21
4.0FairNow32
Sat
6.1Good7 am85
6.4Good8 am85
6.7Good9 am85
6.9Good10 am96
7.2Great11 am85
6.7Good12 pm74
5.5Good1 pm85
5.6Good2 pm85
5.3Fair3 pm53
4.6Fair4 pm138
4.0Fair5 pm149
3.7Poor6 pm128
3.3Poor7 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.2 m. High at 6 am, 0.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -<0.1 mLow 12 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • 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.

  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 69%
  • Tue5.6 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 15%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Taroona Beach

Taroona Beach is a sandy beach located in Tasmania, Australia. It is 479 meters long and has 5 free parking areas within 500 meters. Hinsby Beach is nearby, 380 meters away, and the nearest town is Kingston, 4.3 kilometers away.

From Wikipedia

Taroona Beach is a popular beach destination along the River Derwent in Taroona, Hobart, Tasmania. The south facing beach looks directly out to Storm Bay and the Tasman Sea, with views of the Derwent estuary, the City of Clarence on the eastern shore, Opossum Bay, South Arm, the Alum Cliffs and northern tip of Bruny Island. Taroona Beach is situated between Hinsby Beach and Crayfish Point, home of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre for the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. Taroona Beach contains a boat ramp and is backed by Taroona Park which contains bathroom facilities, a skate park, scout hall, the Taroona Tennis Club, and the Taroona Bowls and Community Club.

Source: Taroona Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms60 m210 ft away
  • Showers460 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m440 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi
  • Picnic tables360 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground100 m320 ft away
  • Boat ramp120 m400 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
510 m0.3 miChannel Hwy Stop 29 Out
Nearest town
4.3 km2.7 miKingston (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miHobart Airport (HBA)

Nearby places

  • The Picnic BasketFood and drink
    490 m0.3 mi
  • Picnic BasketFood and drink
    500 m0.3 mi

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

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