Tasmania, Australia

Wineglass Bay

From the saddle lookout in Freycinet National Park, Wineglass Bay is a flawless white crescent bitten out of pink granite mountains.

Best forBeach
Approx. flying time~15h 50m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportHobart (HBA)

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About this place

Carry on down the far side and you'll likely share the sand with wallabies and not much else. The water is bracing even in an Australian summer, but the walk-swim-walk combination is one of the great half-days in the southern hemisphere.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 12°C in July to 20°C in January. Wettest in October, with rain on about 12 days. The sea is warmest in February at around 19°C, coolest at 12°C.

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August13° · rain 9 days · sea 12°Cool with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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