Beach
Big Beach
Tasmania · Australia · Indian Ocean
-39.9248, 143.8428 · Apollo Bay, 130 km
- 18°Sea · February
- 18°High · February
- 9.2 hSunshine · January
Your month at the beach
Big Beach in January
- 17°CAir, daytime high15°C at night
- 17°CSea temperature
- 9.2 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month47 mm in total
- 26 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Big Beach in February
- 18°CAir, daytime high16°C at night
- 18°CSea temperature
- 8.2 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month44 mm in total
- 27 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Big Beach in March
- 18°CAir, daytime high15°C at night
- 17°CSea temperature
- 6.9 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month56 mm in total
- 26 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Big Beach in April
- 16°CAir, daytime high14°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 5.4 hSunshine a day
- 13 daysRainy days in the month69 mm in total
- 26 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Big Beach in May
- 15°CAir, daytime high13°C at night
- 15°CSea temperature
- 4.0 hSunshine a day
- 16 daysRainy days in the month86 mm in total
- 29 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Big Beach in June
- 14°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 15°CSea temperature
- 3.3 hSunshine a day
- 18 daysRainy days in the month105 mm in total
- 30 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Big Beach in July
- 13°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 14°CSea temperature
- 3.5 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month122 mm in total
- 32 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Big Beach in August
- 13°CAir, daytime high11°C at night
- 13°CSea temperature
- 4.7 hSunshine a day
- 20 daysRainy days in the month123 mm in total
- 33 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Big Beach in September
- 13°CAir, daytime high11°C at night
- 13°CSea temperature
- 6.2 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month94 mm in total
- 31 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Big Beach in October
- 14°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 14°CSea temperature
- 7.7 hSunshine a day
- 13 daysRainy days in the month74 mm in total
- 28 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Big Beach in November
- 15°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 14°CSea temperature
- 8.2 hSunshine a day
- 11 daysRainy days in the month66 mm in total
- 27 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Big Beach in December
- 16°CAir, daytime high14°C at night
- 15°CSea temperature
- 9.1 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month59 mm in total
- 28 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 11Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Big Beach ↗
- 6 kmAirport: King Island Airport (KNS)In a straight line; by road it is further Car hire at King Island Airport (KNS) ↗
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 17.8 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 16.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 17.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 18.6 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 17.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 17.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 18.9 °C — 1.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 17.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 17.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 18.0 °C — 1.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 16.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 16.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 16.8 °C — 1.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 15.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 15.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 15.7 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 14.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 13.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 14.8 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 14.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 13.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 14.3 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 13.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 12.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 13.8 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 13.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 13.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 13.8 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 13.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 13.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 14.1 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 14.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 14.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 15.3 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 15.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 15.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan17°9 h47 mm
- Feb18°8 h44 mm
- Mar17°7 h56 mm
- Apr16°5 h69 mm
- May15°4 h86 mm
- Jun15°3 h105 mm
- Jul14°4 h122 mm
- Aug13°5 h123 mm
- Sep13°6 h94 mm
- Oct14°8 h74 mm
- Nov14°8 h66 mm
- Dec15°9 h59 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Big Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 15 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 9.2 | 26 |
| Februarywarmest sea | 18 | 16 | 18 | 44 | 8 | 8.2 | 27 |
| March | 18 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 10 | 6.9 | 26 |
| April | 16 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 13 | 5.4 | 26 |
| May | 15 | 13 | 15 | 86 | 16 | 4.0 | 29 |
| June | 14 | 12 | 15 | 105 | 18 | 3.3 | 30 |
| July | 13 | 12 | 14 | 122 | 21 | 3.5 | 32 |
| August | 13 | 11 | 13 | 123 | 20 | 4.7 | 33 |
| September | 13 | 11 | 13 | 94 | 17 | 6.2 | 31 |
| October | 14 | 12 | 14 | 74 | 13 | 7.7 | 28 |
| November | 15 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 11 | 8.2 | 27 |
| December | 16 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 9 | 9.1 | 28 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 12 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 6 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 12 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |
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