Tannum Sands, Australia

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Looking north on the Tannum Sands Main Beach - panoramio
Second Beach Tannum Sands. Photo: wood26, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Tannum Sands

Tannum Sands is a town in Queensland, Australia. From Tannum Sands you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Second Beach Tannum Sands, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is GLT, 17 km away.

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Staying in Tannum Sands

  • 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: GLT, 17 km, THG, 101 km, ROK, 111 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Tannum Sands.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Tannum Sands: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Second Beach Tannum Sands0.9 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft13 kJwind from the east, 17 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, too small
All readings for Second Beach Tannum Sands: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Second Beach Tannum Sands, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct2, too small1 ft6 smushy13kJwind from the east, 17 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small2 ft4 smushy8kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy8kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small1 ft5 smushy5kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct8, too small1 ft3 smushy4kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small1 ft5 smushy7kJwind from the north, 7 knots23°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Tannum Sands, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Tannum Sands

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits