Flinders Island – Trousers Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Coast of Tasmania, Australia)

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Flinders Island - Trousers Point Surf Guide

Flinders Island - Trousers Point in North Coast of Tasmania is a sheltered beach break that only works once in a while. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. A remote wave spot that never gets crowded.

Flinders Island - Trousers Point Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Flinders Island - Trousers Point:

The best conditions reported for surf at Flinders Island - Trousers Point occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Flinders Island - Trousers Point (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Flinders Island - Trousers Point with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 11% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 89% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

11%

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

too small

89%

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

Explore Flinders Island - Trousers Point Location Map

Interactive Flinders Island - Trousers Point 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 Flinders Island - Trousers Point is Launceston Airport (LST) in Australia, which is 162 km (101 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Flinders Island - Trousers Point is Hobart Airport (HBA), also in Australia, 293 km (182 miles) away.

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Flinders Island - Trousers Point Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 01:19 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Flinders Island - Trousers Point

Current tide and informaton

For Big River Cove, Tasmania, 7 km from Flinders Island - Trousers Point.

Next High Water: 02:26am | 2.62m

Next Low Water: 08:56am | 0.51m

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Flinders Island - Trousers Point Sea Temperature

The Flinders Island - Trousers Point water temperature is rather cool (16.8 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.