Port Arthur Seeseite — Port Arthur, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Port Arthur

Port Arthur is a town in Tasmania, Australia. From Port Arthur you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is safety cove reef, a surf spot 3.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is HBA, 43 km away.

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Staying in Port Arthur

15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: HBA, 43 km, LST, 185 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 Port Arthur.

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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 Port Arthur each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Port Arthur too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder 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

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Shipstern10.3 kmabout 20 min by car

3 ft100 kJ

4 ft269 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

4 ft244 kJ

6 ft717 kJ

5 ft563 kJ

5 ft452 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shipstern, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	3 ft9 shollow	100kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 19Oct	67, good	4 ft10 shollow	269kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	3 ft10 shollow	208kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	4 ft10 shollow	244kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	6 ft11 shollow	717kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	5 ft11 shollow	563kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	5 ft10 shollow	452kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	21°C

Caves5 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft133 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft270 kJ

4 ft337 kJ

7 ft1142 kJ

6 ft718 kJ

6 ft631 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Caves, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	3 ft9 shollow	133kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft11 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft10 shollow	270kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	4 ft10 shollow	337kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 shollow	1,142kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	718kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	19, poor	6 ft11 shollow	631kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C

Tesso's16.5 kmabout 30 min by car

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

4 ft224 kJ

3 ft74 kJ

5 ft136 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tesso's, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	4 ft10 shollow	224kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	5 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	28°C

Eaglehawk Neck15.3 kmabout 30 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft28 kJ

1 ft40 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

2 ft97 kJ

2 ft76 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Eaglehawk Neck, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 s	28kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft11 s	40kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 s	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 s	19kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft12 s	97kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft11 s	76kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	25°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft11 s	81kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	28°C

safety cove reef3.7 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft94 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

3 ft163 kJ

3 ft240 kJ

6 ft799 kJ

5 ft548 kJ

5 ft607 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at safety cove reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	94kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	153kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	163kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	240kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	6 ft12 scrumbling	799kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	5 ft11 scrumbling	548kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 scrumbling	607kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port Arthur, 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 Port Arthur

Gabriels on The BayAustralian · 1.1 km from the centre
Commandants Table Restaurant0.3 km from the centre
1830 Restaurant & Bar0.6 km from the centre
On the Bay1.1 km from the centre
Two Old Queens0.9 km from 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

Port Arthur, Australia