Safety Cove Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Tasmania, Australia)

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Safety Cove Reef Surf Guide

Safety Cove Reef in East Coast of Tasmania is a sheltered reef break that only works when conditions are just right Works best in offshore winds from the west northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south southeast. There is no reef break. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Take care of - Rocks.

Safety Cove Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	inconsistent	15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Safety Cove Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Safety Cove Reef occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Safety Cove Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 15% of the time in June while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 76% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

15%

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

76%

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

Explore Safety Cove Reef Location Map

Interactive Safety Cove 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 Safety Cove Reef is Hobart Airport (HBA) in Australia, which is 47 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Safety Cove Reef is Launceston Airport (LST), also in Australia, 189 km (117 miles) away.

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Safety Cove Reef Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 16:20 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	S	S
Period (s)	20	20	20	18
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Safety Cove Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Remarkable Caves, 2 km from Safety Cove Reef.

Next High Water: 09:25pm | 1.06m

Next Low Water: 05:48am | 0.18m

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Safety Cove Reef Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.8 °C) at Safety Cove 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*: 15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite