Bicheno Seascape 1 — Bicheno, the nearest town. Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Bicheno

Bicheno is a town in Tasmania, Australia. From Bicheno you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Governors Island, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LST, 98 km away.

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Staying in Bicheno

36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: LST, 98 km, HBA, 125 km, DPO, 175 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 Bicheno.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Bicheno each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Bicheno too.

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.

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Governors Island0.8 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft53 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

4 ft138 kJ

4 ft106 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Governors Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 shollow	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	3 ft6 shollow	49kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 shollow	53kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	4 ft6 shollow	138kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 shollow	106kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	28°C

Carparks1.3 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

3 ft65 kJ

3 ft53 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

5 ft132 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carparks, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	3 ft6 smushy	65kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	3 ft5 smushy	53kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 smushy	132kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	28°C

Friendly Beaches16.3 kmabout 30 min by car

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Friendly Beaches, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft7 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Bicheno, 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 Bicheno

SeahorseChinese · 0.1 km from the centre
Sealife Restaurant and CafeSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
Lobster Shack TasmaniaSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Tasmanian Coastal SeafoodsSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Bites by the sea0.6 km from the centre
FOOD BEER & the EAST COAST of Tasmania at Pasinis Bichenoin the centre

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

Bicheno, Australia