Best family beach
Bellerive Beach. A great beach and fun park combined with excellent facilities including BBQ areas. This is an ideal location for kids and birthday parties and caters well for people with disabilities.
Best Tasmanian beach 2024
Cockle Creek: Voted 3rd best beach in Australia by the Tourism Council in 2024. Secluded with great camping facilities.
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.
Best isolated beach near Hobart
Hope Beach: On South Arm Road, this beach has great sand dunes and an incredible beach that is usually free of other people. It often has good surf. For a potentially wild and open beach not far from Hobart, this is it.
Best beach to explore with kids
A tough choice between the north end of Howrah Beach on the Eastern Shore and Okines Beach near Dodges Ferry.
