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Tinderbox Beach

Kingborough, Tasmania, Australia

Tinderbox Beach 3 photos

  • Haliaeetus leucogaster - Derwent River Estuary

    Haliaeetus leucogaster - Derwent River Estuary. JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Haliaeetus leucogaster First Year Juvenile - Derwent River Estuary

    Haliaeetus leucogaster First Year Juvenile - Derwent River Estuary. JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Dennes Point

    Dennes Point. Mx. Granger, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:43 pm
7 am
5.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.3
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
Now
5.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
23°C73°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
26%
Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
5.2Fair7 am2314
5.3Fair8 am2315
5.3Fair9 am2616
5.9Good10 am2415
5.5Good11 am2214
5.7Good12 pm2213
5.8Good1 pm2315
5.9Good2 pm2012
5.8GoodNow1912
4.7Fair4 pm117
3.9Poor5 pm42
3.7Poor6 pm53
3.8Poor7 pm32
Sat
6.5Good7 am85
6.6Good8 am106
6.5Good9 am96
6.1Good10 am64
6.3Good11 am10
5.4Fair12 pm117
4.6Fair1 pm1711
4.1Fair2 pm159
4.1Fair3 pm149
3.6Poor4 pm2113
3.6Poor5 pm1710
3.5Poor6 pm159
3.3Poor7 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 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 5 pm, 0.3 m<1 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 5 pm, 0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 98%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 65%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 23%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 15%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms70 m240 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m170 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables20 m70 ft away
  • Playground40 m140 ft away
  • Boat ramp50 m160 ft awayTinderbox Boat Ramp
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.7 km2.9 miHowden (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miHobart Airport (HBA)

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

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