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Level 7/10

Marrawah

Northwest Tasmania, Australia
🦈Sharks🌀Strong rips🏝️Remote🪨Rocks

Marrawah is Australia's most exposed coastline—a wild stretch of Tasmania's northwest corner that takes the full brunt of the Roaring Forties. The waves here are powerful and unforgiving, breaking onto remote beaches backed by button grass plains and ancient rainforest. Great White sharks are common, as are powerful currents and zero crowds. When giant W-SW swells march in from the Southern Ocean, Marrawah produces some of the heaviest beach break waves in the country. This is frontier surfing for experienced surfers only.

3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
69
Good
2.4m
@14s
16km/h
Fri
1
60
Fair
2.5m
@14s
15km/h
Sat
2
70
Good
2.0m
@13s
22km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.4m
WSW(238°)
Score: 20/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
16km/h
NE(46°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
17°C
0.0mm97%
Windswell Component
0.3mNE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.2mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 20 km/h ENE|PM: 16 km/h NE
Lighter winds later (16 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:55 am
Low tide - -0.23m
11:54 am
High tide - 0.38m
6:30 pm
Low tide - -0.06m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

69
Good
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size20/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score69/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score69

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (250°)
Direction range
220° - 290°
Size range
1m - 3.5m
Ideal size
2.8m
Height multiplier
1.08×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
45° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

14°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: Remote drive from Launceston. Limited facilities.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Feb

Year-round power. The most exposed coast in Australia.

Getting There

Airport
LST
Drive time
180 min
Data quality
verified

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