Tessellated Pavements Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Tasmania, Australia)

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Tessellated Pavements Surf Guide

Tessellated Pavements on the East Coast is a fairly exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The right reef break is best, but there is a left reef too.. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

Tessellated Pavements Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	5	fairly consistent	16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tessellated Pavements:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tessellated Pavements occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Tessellated Pavements (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Tessellated Pavements with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 20% of the time in May while 24% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 56% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

20%

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

blown out

24%

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

too small

56%

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

Explore Tessellated Pavements Location Map

Interactive Tessellated Pavements 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 Tessellated Pavements is Hobart Airport (HBA) in Australia, which is 39 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Tessellated Pavements is Launceston Airport (LST), also in Australia, 174 km (108 miles) away.

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Tessellated Pavements Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:43 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	16	15	15	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Tessellated Pavements look like?

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Credit: Karl Gol Credit: Eric Martin

Tides at Tessellated Pavements

Current tide and informaton

For Pirates Bay, Tasmania, 4 km from Tessellated Pavements.

Next High Water: 11:33am | 0.6m

Next Low Water: 03:38pm | 0.47m

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Tessellated Pavements Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.3 °C) at Tessellated Pavements 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