Check the Beach

West Strahan Beach

West Coast, Tasmania, Australia

West Strahan Beach 5 photos

  • Lake Saint Clair

    Lake Saint Clair. Dwaipayanbasu85, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Caddisfly

    Caddisfly. John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Coral Fern

    Coral Fern. John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Ferns galore

    Ferns galore. John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Macquarie harbour, Tasmania

    Macquarie harbour, Tasmania. Steven Penton from Bakers Beach, Tasmania Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 7:51 pm
7 am
5.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near West Strahan Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
14°C57°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
106 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
2.6 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
94%
Sunset
7:51 pm
Today
3.6Poor7 am3018
3.5Poor8 am2817
3.8Poor9 am2415
3.9Poor10 am2516
4.0Fair11 am2717
4.4Fair12 pm3019
3.3Poor1 pm3421
1.7Poor2 pm2717
2.4Poor3 pm2616
2.1Poor4 pm2213
2.1Poor5 pm1912
1.9Poor6 pm1510
1.8Poor7 pm128
Sat
5.0Fair7 am106
4.7Fair8 am117
5.0Fair9 am117
4.8Fair10 am127
4.8Fair11 am127
4.5Fair12 pm127
3.8Poor1 pm138
3.8Poor2 pm117
3.7Poor3 pm106
3.6Poor4 pm95
3.6Poor5 pm95
3.5Poor6 pm85
3.4Poor7 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 0.2 m. Low at 7 am, <0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 6 pm, -<0.1 mHigh 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 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.

  • Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 60%
  • Wed1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 92%
  • Thu2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 38%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms200 m670 ft away
  • Showers200 m670 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi
  • Playground200 m640 ft away
  • Boat ramp470 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
1 km0.6 miStrahan (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miStrahan Airport (SRN)

Nearby places

  • Molly'sFood and drink
    320 m0.2 mi

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

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