by Mickey Jarvis | Jan 27, 2023 | Patrolled, South Arm Road, South East, Surf
South Arm Road |
Hazard Rating: 6/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 30 km | Faces: South into Storm Bay | Length: 2.1 km
Located off South Arm Road. A popular surf beach, the west end is generally referred to as South Clifton and the east end as North Clifton?
South has close parking but may become busy on good days. Good amenities and is patrolled.
North is accessed via Cape Deslacs Track and a 300m walk and has no amenities. Often has better surf than south end.
South is a good beach to learn surfing and boarding as it has consistent surf and is patrolled.
by Mickey Jarvis | Jan 10, 2023 | Low Hazard, South Arm Road, South East
South Arm Road |
Hazard Rating: 3/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 27 km | Faces: East into Frederick Henry Bay | Length: 1.3 km
Original People: Moomairemener.
A great family beach with a sweeping gradual gradient beach. Amenities at the south end.
The name was changed to Cremorne from Pipe Clay in 1968 and named after Alfred Morrisby’s wife’s former home in Sydney.
Remnants of the SS Nubeena shipwreck are still visible at low tide.
by Mickey Jarvis | Jan 28, 2023 | Low Hazard, South Arm Road, South East
South Arm |
Hazard Rating: 4/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 41 km | Faces: South-ish into the Derwent River | Length: 800 m
Located near South Arm in Seacroft Bay between Johns Point to the north and Cape Deliverance to the south… accessed via Blessington Road.
Presumably named after Fort Direction which occupies a large part of the peninsula and is not accessible to the public (Army defense position).
A nice unknown beach with a small playground and rocky outcrops good for fishing, exploring and snorkeling. Usually safe but that can change.
Google map info is incorrect – it shows Fort Beach as Pot Bay. No amenities.
by Mickey Jarvis | Jan 28, 2023 | South Arm Road, South East, Surf
Hazard rating: 6/10 | Parking: Varied | from Hobart: 34 km | Faces: South-ish into Storm Bay | Length: 2.4 km
Located off South Arm Road past Clifton Beach. There are three access points, two mid beach and one at the west bluff end which is a popular surf spot (Goats Bluff). Parking is 50 – 100m from beach.
A highly recommended pristine and secluded beach that often has surf.
by Mickey Jarvis | Jan 28, 2023 | South Arm Road, South East, Surf
Goat Bluff is a headland midway between Goat (Calverts) Beach to the east and Hope Beach to the west off South Arm Road.
Views south of Black Jack Rocks and Betsey Island.
Flanked by two popular surf locations, the Wedge to the west and Goat Bluff to the east. Goats Bluff is accessible by road and has parking. Wedge is a walk down from the bluff (about 400m).
by Mickey Jarvis | Dec 28, 2023 | Low Hazard, South Arm Road, South East
Hazard Rating: 1/10 | Parking: Good + close | from Hobart: 26 km | Faces: West into Mortimer Bay | Length: 2.7 km
Gorringes beach is part of the Mortimer Bay reserve in a protected area of South Arm. Access via Rifle Range Road just past Lauderdale. The north end is at the end of Rifle Range Road and the south end is further down Gellibrand Drive which forks off Rifle Range Road. No dogs on the south end.
A gradual tidal beach more for wading than swimming with interesting birdlife and other things to explore. Views of the east side of South Arm.
Gorringes Beach was named after Charles Francis Gorringe Senior (born 1809) who occupied the area in 1867. Mortimer Bay was named after landowner and whaler Henry William Mortimer who lived there between 1825-39.
