Swansea Beach, Tasmania - panoramio — Swansea Point. Photo: gekko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Swansea

Swansea is a town in Tasmania, Australia. From Swansea you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Swansea Point, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is HBA, 92 km away.

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Staying in Swansea

20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: HBA, 92 km, LST, 96 km, DPO, 173 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 Swansea.

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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 Swansea each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Swansea 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

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Coswell1.7 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Coswell, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	3 ft4 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	2 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	21°C

Chicken Run15.7 kmabout 30 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Chicken Run, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	21°C

Piermont Point2.8 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Piermont Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	3 ft4 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	21°C

Swansea Point0.3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft28 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Swansea Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft10 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	21°C

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

The Horny CraySeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Biji DiningIndian · 0.2 km from the centre
Bark Mill TavernBar and grill · 0.7 km from the centre
Saltshaker Restaurant0.2 km from the centre
Swansea Fish & Chips0.3 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

Swansea, Australia

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Where it is

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