Tannum Sands is just nine kilometres from the Bruce Highway and just 20 kilometres from the city of Gladstone. Tannum Sands is renowned for its long white sandy beaches perfect for swimming, sailboarding and surf-skiing. Tannum Sands is home to 4500 people and is just a stone's throw from Boyne Island.
The twin towns of Tannum Sands and Boyne Island are linked by the John Oxley Bridge over the Boyne River, which is perfect for fishing, boating, outrigging, and water-skiing. The twin towns are also home to Australia's largest Aluminium Smelter, Boyne Smelters Limited. The smelter employs over 1200 people and produces 490,000 tonnes of metal a year. The Smelter runs tours of the site on Friday mornings. For further information on these tours, contact the Visitor Information Centre at Ocean Street Tannum Sands.
Beautifully landscaped parklands and recreation facilities were created on this coastal foreshore area named Millennium Esplanade. Millennium Esplanade is on the main beach, where lifesavers patrol during Spring and Summer periods. With only a small variation in seasonal temperatures, the waters of Tannum Sands are perfect for year round swimming.
For over 50 years, the Esplanade beach areas of Tannum Sands have served as the principal destination for passive and active beachside pursuits for the entire Gladstone Region, and the thousands of people that visit the area throughout the year.
The area has excellent accommodation options, including caravan parks, motels, holiday units and cabins. For further information on accommodation and things to see and do, contact the Tannum Sands Information at Ocean Street.
Temperatures for Tannum Sands
Tannum Sands has hot summer temperatures. The summer high temperature for Tannum Sands is approximately 31 °c. The summer low temperature is approximately 21 °c.
Tannum Sands has warm winter temperatures. The winter high temperature for Tannum Sands is approximately 23 °c. The winter low temperature is approximately 13 °c.
MONTH
LOW °c
HIGH °c
January
22
31
February
22
30
March
21
30
April
20
28
May
17
25
June
14
23
July
13
22
August
14
24
September
16
26
October
18
28
November
20
29
December
22
30
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