Eaglehawk Neck Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Tasmania, Australia)

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Eaglehawk Neck Reef Surf Guide

Eaglehawk Reef on the East Coast is an exposed beach and reef break that has unreliable waves. The best time of year for waves is autumn. Ideal winds are from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers and there is left hand reef break too.. Best around high tide. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rips and rocks.

Eaglehawk Neck Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	5	inconsistent	16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Eaglehawk Neck Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Eaglehawk Neck Reef occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Eaglehawk Neck Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Eaglehawk Neck Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in September while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 79% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

79%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Eaglehawk Neck Reef Location Map

Interactive Eaglehawk Neck Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Eaglehawk Neck Reef is Hobart Airport (HBA) in Australia, which is 40 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Eaglehawk Neck Reef is Launceston Airport (LST), also in Australia, 175 km (109 miles) away.

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Eaglehawk Neck Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 09:38 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Eaglehawk Neck Reef look like?

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Credit: Chris Round Credit: Eric Martin

Tides at Eaglehawk Neck Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Pirates Bay, Tasmania, 4 km from Eaglehawk Neck Reef.

Next High Water: 11:33am | 0.6m

Next Low Water: 03:38pm | 0.47m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Eaglehawk Neck Reef Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.3 °C) at Eaglehawk Neck Reef is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite