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Safety Cove Reef surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 09 May 2025 AEST
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Safety Cove Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Safety Cove Reef sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Safety Cove Reef this week:

The surf forecast for Safety Cove Reef over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (May 11) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Safety Cove Reef in the next 12 days are 5.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 16) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.5m 16s period and expected on Friday (May 16) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Sun 11th May)6ft (1.8m) 15s
Best Surf 4PM (Fri 16th May)16ft (5.0m) 16s
Most Powerful 4PM (Fri 16th May)16ft (5.0m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Safety Cove Reef over the next 12 days.

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
0.1
S
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.2
S
1.2
SW
0.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.2
SW
3.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
3.5
SW
0.1
S
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
0.9
S
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
4
SW
0.4
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)8151416142413122011161412121312111110161616151417141414151414138211110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5000011003000000000020125896737351327094700005711311395711445627
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
SSW
15
W
10
N
5
N
25
NW
25
W
20
WSW
20
NW
20
W
25
W
15
NW
20
NW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
S
20
WNW
15
NW
5
WSW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
0.70
5:23PM
1.00
6:31AM
0.67
5:48PM
1.04
7:48AM
0.66
6:16PM
1.06
9:10AM
0.66
6:47PM
1.08
10:37AM
0.67
7:23PM
1.10
8:03PM
1.11
8:48PM
1.12
1:28PM
0.71
9:37PM
1.12
1:39PM
0.74
10:31PM
1.12
2:04PM
0.78
11:29PM
1.10
2:32PM
0.83
12:33AM
1.06
3:03PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
0.45
10:32AM
0.48
12:37AM
0.37
10:55AM
0.54
1:23AM
0.30
11:17AM
0.59
2:08AM
0.24
11:36AM
0.64
2:53AM
0.20
11:49AM
0.66
3:37AM
0.17
4:22AM
0.15
5:06AM
0.13
2:11PM
0.71
5:50AM
0.10
3:48PM
0.72
6:34AM
0.08
5:19PM
0.72
7:18AM
0.08
6:45PM
0.68
8:01AM
0.10
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-7:07--7:09--7:09--7:11--7:11--7:13--7:13--7:15--7:16--7:16--7:18--7:18-
Sunset--5:00--5:00--4:58--4:57--4:55--4:54--4:53--4:52--4:52--4:51--4:50--4:50
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Rain (mm)
---------------------2--------------
Temp. °C141617151416161515131314141313131414121514111111101011111415151414141515
Feels °C (?)10121513121413131291012877810981063445796111311101091010

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

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Information about the Safety Cove Reef Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Safety Cove Reef provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Safety Cove Reef can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Safety Cove Reef surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Safety Cove Reef) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Safety Cove Reef is 4 km (2 miles) from Port Arthur. If you plan a holiday in East Coast of Tasmania, look for hotels and other accommodation in Port Arthur. Port Arthur has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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