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Pedra Branca

26km off SE Tasmania, Australia

⚠️Shallow🪸Sharp reef

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Pedra Branca is surfing's final frontier—a tiny rock pinnacle 26km off the coast of Tasmania that faces directly toward Antarctica and catches the full force of Southern Ocean storms. First surfed in 2008, the wave breaks on a reef around the rock in ice-cold water saturated with great white sharks. Getting there requires a major jet-ski expedition and favorable weather windows. The wave is powerful, remote, and genuinely life-threatening. This is as far from civilization as surfing gets.

10-Day Forecast

Today6

Poor

2.4mSE@12s

27km/h

2.4m@12s

27km/h

Fri7

Poor

3.6mWSW@14s

21km/h

3.6m@14s

21km/h

Sat8

Poor

3.7mWSW@16s

16km/h

3.7m@16s

16km/h

Sun9

Poor

2.9mWSW@14s

31km/h

2.9m@14s

31km/h

Mon10

Poor

3.5mWSW@16s

17km/h

3.5m@16s

17km/h

Tue11

Poor

4.2mWSW@15s

38km/h

4.2m@15s

38km/h

Wed12

Poor

5.8mWSW@16s

55km/h

5.8m@16s

55km/h

Thu13

Poor

7.0mWSW@14s

50km/h

7.0m@14s

50km/h

Fri14

Poor

6.1mWSW@14s

45km/h

6.1m@14s

45km/h

Sat15

Poor

5.3mSW@16s

44km/h

5.3m@16s

44km/h

Choppy 5+ days out, less certain

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Today's Conditions

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Best session: AfternoonAM 30 km/h · PM 21 km/h

Swell

2.4m

SE(129°)

Score: 1/25

Period

12s

Medium period swell

Score: 4/25

Wind

27km/h

WSW(239°)

Score: 0/25

Weather

12°C

0.0mm93%

First light 6:50amSunrise 7:20amSunset 5:15pmLast light 5:45pm

Windswell0.5m@3sSecondary1.5mConfidence

100%

Location & Conditions

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Hourly Forecast, Tide & Strike Windows

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tidem

2:30am0.6m

7:10am0.4m

1:30pm0.8m

9:00pm0.1m

3:50am0.6m

7:30am0.5m

1:50pm0.8m

9:47pm0.0m

5:00am0.5m

2:30pm0.9m

10:30pm0.0m

6:30am0.6m

3:20pm1.1m

8:30am0.8m

3:40pm1.1m

4:54pm1.2m

1:10am0.3m

5:45pm1.3m

2:30am0.4m

10:30am0.8m

7:00pm1.0m

3:30am0.2m

11:10am0.7m

3:30pm0.7m

8:30pm0.8m

4:30am0.3m

Night

Tide times today

2:30 am

High tide - 0.55m

7:10 am

Low tide - 0.43m

1:30 pm

High tide - 0.78m

9:00 pm

Low tide - 0.12m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction0/25

Swell Size1/25

Swell Period4/25

Wind0/25

Raw Score5/100

Adjustments

⚠️ Weak Component-15

📉 Undersized Swell-10

⚖️ Penalty Stack Cap+5

🚫 Undersized Capmax 15

Adjusted Score0/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score0

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Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (200°)
Direction range: 180° - 220°
Size range: 6m - 15m
Ideal size: 10.6m
Height multiplier: 1.08×
Ideal period: 18s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: NNE (30°)
Offshore range: 0° - 60°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: all

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: No land access — a bare rock ~26km off Tasmania's south coast. Reached only by a long boat expedition from Hobart with mandatory jet-ski tow. Expert big-wave crews only.

Frequently Asked Questions

What tide is best at Pedra Branca?

Pedra Branca handles all stages of the tide, so time your session around the wind instead. The live chart above shows the next few days.

What wind direction is offshore at Pedra Branca?

Offshore wind at Pedra Branca blows from the NNE (30°). Anything in the 0° to 60° range grooms the faces; outside it, expect chop or bumpy conditions.

What swell size and direction work best at Pedra Branca?

Pedra Branca wants SSW swell (180° to 220°) between 6m and 15m, with a period of 18s or more for quality waves.

When is the best time of year to surf Pedra Branca?

The main season at Pedra Branca is Mar-Aug. Rare Southern Ocean tow window. Autumn-winter is the main season.

How do I get to Pedra Branca?

Fly into HBA, then allow about 0 minutes by road, plus a boat transfer (around $1500 USD). No land access — a bare rock ~26km off Tasmania's south coast. Reached only by a long boat expedition from Hobart with mandatory jet-ski tow. Expert big-wave crews only.