Hobart, Australia

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Franklin Wharf 2015
Hobart, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Michael fromholtz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Hobart

Hobart is a town in Tasmania, Australia. From Hobart you can reach 2 surf spots and 3 sailing spots. The nearest is Sandy Bay Point, a surf spot 1.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 156 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is HBA, 16 km away.

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Staying in Hobart

  • 156 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: HBA, 16 km, LST, 149 km, DPO, 204 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 Hobart.

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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 Hobart each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Hobart: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Howrah Beach5 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+<1 ft2 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small for experts1 ft2 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small for experts<1 ft2 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small for experts<1 ft3 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, too small for experts1 ft5 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small for experts<1 ft2 kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small for experts<1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore, too small for experts
All readings for Howrah Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Howrah Beach, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft7 s2kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore17°C
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft5 s2kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 20Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft8 s2kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore22°C
Wed 21Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft8 s3kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct3, too small1 ft10 s5kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore23°C
Fri 23Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft8 s2kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore23°C
Sat 24Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft5 s1kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore18°C
Sandy Bay Point1.9 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+<1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too small for experts<1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too small for experts<1 ft1 kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small for experts<1 ft0 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small for experts<1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, too small for experts1 ft0 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, too small for experts<1 ft0 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, too small for experts
All readings for Sandy Bay Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sandy Bay Point, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft8 s1kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft6 s1kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots24°C
Tue 20Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft7 s1kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore25°C
Wed 21Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft8 s1kJwind from the north, 3 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots23°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Hobart, 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).

Sailing near Hobart

Places to eat near Hobart

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