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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.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: Intermediate Expert

Spot

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Tesso's16.5 kmabout 30 min by car

3 ft31 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft135 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Tesso's, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	23, poor	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	3 ft10 shollow	138kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	4 ft6 smushy	135kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	14°C

Caves5 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft415 kJ

4 ft302 kJ

4 ft329 kJ

7 ft1101 kJ

6 ft688 kJ

6 ft903 kJ

6 ft424 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Caves, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	61, good	4 ft11 shollow	415kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	4 ft10 shollow	302kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	4 ft10 shollow	329kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 shollow	1,101kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	6 ft11 shollow	688kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	903kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	11, poor	6 ft9 shollow	424kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	13°C

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

1 ft41 kJ

1 ft28 kJ

1 ft25 kJ

2 ft89 kJ

2 ft54 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Eaglehawk Neck, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft11 s	41kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 s	28kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 s	25kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	2 ft12 s	89kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft11 s	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft11 s	72kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 s	48kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	14°C

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

3 ft223 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

3 ft227 kJ

6 ft778 kJ

5 ft474 kJ

5 ft627 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at safety cove reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	223kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 smushy	227kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	6 ft11 scrumbling	778kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	5 ft11 scrumbling	474kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 scrumbling	627kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	15°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	379kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	13°C

Shipstern10.3 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft304 kJ

4 ft224 kJ

3 ft236 kJ

5 ft656 kJ

5 ft497 kJ

6 ft652 kJ

5 ft306 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shipstern, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	304kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	4 ft10 shollow	224kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	3 ft10 shollow	236kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	5 ft11 shollow	656kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	5 ft11 shollow	497kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	6 ft11 shollow	652kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	52, good	5 ft9 shollow	306kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	14°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