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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
Tue
17
35
Poor
2.3m
@12s
23km/h
Wed
18
63
Fair
2.4m
@13s
7km/h
Thu
19
40
Poor
2.4m
@14s
23km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.3m
SW(228°)
Score: 19/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 14/25
Wind
23km/h
WSW(239°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm59%
Windswell Component
0.4mWSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:50 am
High tide - 0.41m
8:15 am
Low tide - -0.15m
12:45 pm
High tide - -0.01m
6:38 pm
Low tide - -0.29m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

35
Poor
Components
Swell Direction12/25
Swell Size19/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score45/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score35/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score35

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°
Best window
morning

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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