Beach forecast for Carlton
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+11) · Tasmania, Australia Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+11- Swimming
- Use care · 2.6 ft
- Water
- 59 °F · very cold
- Max UV
- 8 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 4:13 am and 6:31 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a poor beach day in Carlton (3/10). The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 6/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 3Poor beach day | Not today | Use care · 2.6 ft | 59 °F | 8 |
| Fri 30 | 6Fair beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Calm · 1.7 ft | 60 °F | 8 |
| Sat 31 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.4 ft | 59 °F | 5 |
| Sun 1 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.4 ft | 59 °F | 3 |
| Mon 2 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.4 ft | 60 °F | 4 |
| Tue 3 | 5Fair beach day | 2:00–4:00 pm | Calm · 0.9 ft | 60 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 0.7 ft | 59 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sunny
- Low tide at 6:31 pm: more sand
- Feels like 63 °F: chilly for the beach
- Moderate cross-shore wind (16 mph)
- Swim with care: 2.6 ft waves every 10 s; moderate rip current risk
- UV 8 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 2.6 ft
2.6 ft waves every 10 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 59 °F
Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 8 · SPF 50
Max UV 8 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 1:00–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 16 mph
Moderate cross-shore wind (16 mph).
- Tide & sand 6:31 pm
Low tide at 4:13 am and 6:31 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 12:24 am and 10:43 am.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 0 | Mainly clear | 46 °F | 12 mph | 2.6 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 0 | Clear sky | 47 °F | 13 mph | 2.5 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Clear sky | 49 °F | 15 mph | 2.5 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Clear sky | 51 °F | 15 mph | 2.6 ft | 4 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Mainly clear | 55 °F | 16 mph | 2.6 ft | 6 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Mainly clear | 58 °F | 16 mph | 2.6 ft | 8 |
| 1:00 pm | 2 | Clear sky | 61 °F | 16 mph | 2.6 ft | 8 |
| 2:00 pm | 3 | Clear sky | 63 °F | 16 mph | 2.6 ft | 7 |
| 3:00 pm | 3 | Clear sky | 62 °F | 16 mph | 2.6 ft | 5 |
| 4:00 pm | 3 | Clear sky | 61 °F | 16 mph | 2.5 ft | 3 |
| 5:00 pm | 1 | Clear sky | 58 °F | 16 mph | 2.5 ft | 2 |
| 6:00 pm | 1 | Clear sky | 56 °F | 15 mph | 2.4 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Carlton
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- Primrose Beach 2.0 mi · S
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Okines Beach 2.1 mi · NW
- Tiger Head Beach 2.1 mi · W
- Red Ochre Beach 2.3 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Seven Mile Beach 5.0 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Lagoon Beach 6.2 mi · S
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 0 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus cold 1 and wind 1; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Carlton
Is it a beach day in Carlton today?
A poor beach day: 3/10. No good beach time today.
What are the swimming conditions in Carlton today?
2.6 ft waves every 10 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Carlton?
About 59 °F today: very cold. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Carlton today?
UV reaches 8 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
When is low tide in Carlton?
Today low tide is at 4:13 am and 6:31 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 12:24 am and 10:43 am.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Carlton?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a fair beach day (6/10), best from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
What beaches are near Carlton?
Primrose Beach (2.0 mi), Okines Beach (2.1 mi), Tiger Head Beach (2.1 mi), Red Ochre Beach (2.3 mi) and Seven Mile Beach (5.0 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Carlton today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Hobart (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data