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Today, September 13, the sea temperature at Wineglass Bay is 13.8 °C (57 °F). That is 1.5 °C warmer than the usual 12.3 °C in September. Comfortable for swimming in February.
Warmest in February (18.3°C). Coldest in September (12.3°C). Comfortable for swimming in February.
| Month | Sea · Min | Sea · Avg | Sea · Max | Air · Min | Air · Avg | Air · Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.2°C | 17.8°C | 18.4°C | 16.1°C | 16.7°C | 17.2°C |
| February | 17.9°C | 18.3°C | 18.7°C | 16.2°C | 16.9°C | 17.5°C |
| March | 17.6°C | 18.0°C | 18.5°C | 15.6°C | 16.3°C | 17.0°C |
| April | 16.4°C | 16.8°C | 17.1°C | 14.2°C | 15.0°C | 15.9°C |
| May | 14.7°C | 15.1°C | 15.4°C | 12.3°C | 13.0°C | 14.0°C |
| June | 13.2°C | 13.5°C | 13.8°C | 10.9°C | 11.5°C | 12.3°C |
| July | 12.2°C | 12.6°C | 13.0°C | 10.4°C | 11.0°C | 12.0°C |
| August | 12.0°C | 12.3°C | 12.7°C | 10.7°C | 11.4°C | 12.3°C |
| September | 12.1°C | 12.3°C | 12.6°C | 10.6°C | 11.6°C | 12.5°C |
| October | 12.6°C | 12.8°C | 13.1°C | 11.1°C | 12.1°C | 12.8°C |
| November | 13.5°C | 14.1°C | 14.7°C | 12.4°C | 13.2°C | 13.7°C |
| December | 14.7°C | 15.9°C | 17.1°C | 14.1°C | 14.9°C | 15.5°C |
On the east coast of Tasmania, Wineglass Bay carves a flawless crescent of white sand into the Freycinet Peninsula, framed by pink-granite domes inside the state's oldest national park, gazetted in 1916. The bay is reached by an hour's hike over the saddle, while Hazards Beach across the isthmus closes the classic circuit on the western side. While swimming is brief and bracing, the sea sits between 16 and 18 °C61 and 64 °F from December through March.
Today, September 13, the sea at Wineglass Bay is 13.8 °C (57 °F)57 °F (13.8 °C) – cold, most people reach for a wetsuit. The usual September average is 12.3 °C54 °F.
No single number works for everyone, so the scale on this page is only a guide to how the water feels: below 13 °C55 °F icy, 13–18 °C55–64 °F cold, 18–23 °C64–73 °F refreshing, 23–28 °C73–82 °F pleasantly warm and above 28 °C82 °F like a bath. Right now the sea at Wineglass Bay is 13.8 °C57 °F.
In November the sea at Wineglass Bay (Tasmania, Australia) averages 14.1 °C57 °F – cold, most people reach for a wetsuit. It keeps warming until February, when it peaks at 18.3 °C65 °F.
In April the sea at Wineglass Bay (Tasmania, Australia) still averages 16.8 °C62 °F – cold, most people reach for a wetsuit. It peaks in February at 18.3 °C65 °F and cools slowly from there.