Best patrolled beach
Clifton Beach. Consistent surf and regularly patrolled – great to learn surfing or having fun on a boogie board.
Best beach to snorkel
Tinderbox is a small beach south of Hobart, ideal for learning to snorkel. There are lots of underwater features to explore, and there are good amenities and parking. I also recommend the east end of Howrah Beach around the rocks.
Big Possum Beach
Near Port Arthur |
Hazard Rating: 1/10 | Parking: Roadside | from Hobart: 92 km | Faces: NE into Carnarvon Bay | Length: 1 km
Original Name: Turrakana, the homeland of the Pydairrerme (Tasman Peninsula’s Aboriginal people)
Big Possum Beach is on the Tasman Peninsula 1.5 km south of Port Arthur on Safety Cove Road on the way to Remarkable Cave.
A small quaint unknown roadside beach ideal for families and kids.
Walk, swim, paddle, swing on an old-style tire swing, walk out on a somewhat suspect jetty or watch bird life while taking in the stunning views across Carnarvon Bay.
Binalong Bay Beach
Near: Bay of Fires & St Helens | from Hobart: 250 km | Launceston: 175 km
Hazard Rating: 5/10 | Parking: Good + close | Faces: NE into Tasman Sea | Length: 1.6 km
Binalong Bay Beach is in Binalong Bay and part of the Bay of Fires. Clear blue water and pristine white sand make this an ideal beach for a swim or walk with rocks to the east for a picnic or snorkel. Sometimes has small surf and rips. Good fishing from the beach.
There are two toilet blocks, a small playground, a BBQ area and a tennis court. Main access and parking is on the south end – with limited access and parking at the north end off Lyall Road. A boat ramp at Skeleton Bay just east of the beach.
Grants Lagoon, which backs the beach (usually closed to the sea) has camping sites.
Blackmans Bay Beach
South of Kingston |
Hazard Rating: 4/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 17 km | Faces: East into Blackmans Bay | Length: 1 km
Located in Blackmans Bay with rocky areas and a blowhole to the north and Flower Pot Point and more rocky areas to the south end.
Many parking places along the shore with a park and toilets in the middle. Grassy areas for picnics. Food and drinks close to the beach.
It was probably named after a landholder in 1820 named James Blackman.
