Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania

The closest surf beach to Hobart, Seven Mile Beach offers relatively safe swimming, family picnic spots and a glorious sense of dune-backed wildness.

A short drive to the east of Hobart, Seven Mile Beach is the closest surfing beach to the Tasmanian capital. It is also a spectacular stretch of sand in its own right.

Curving around Tiger Head Bay, Seven Mile Beach is 10km long. Most of it is backed by dunes, giving an appealingly wild feel.

9 Hobart experiences worth your time.
1. Bruny Island day tour. 2. Port Arthur day tour. 3. Tasman Peninsula cruise. 4. Hop-on hop-off bus. 5. Iron Pot Lighthouse cruise. 6. Mt Wellington bus tour. 7. Maria Island cruise. 8. Derwent River sailing adventure. 9. Boronong Wildlife Park and Richmond day tour.

Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania: Beach or suburb?

At the south-western end, things are a little more developed. The suburb – also called Seven Mile Beach – comes with just enough shops and parkland to give you options for when you’re bored of lying on a towel. The developed end of the beach is a great spot for a family picnic, too.

The further east you head, however, and there’s only 4WD track access to the eastern end, the wilder Seven Mile Beach feels.

Best time for surfing at Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania

For surfers, the best time to come to Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania, is in the winter months when the offshore winds from the west whip up highly surfable waves. Swells don’t tend to be massive here, but they are usually big enough to give some surf action.

Swimmers will generally be just fine at Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania. There are occasional rips to keep an eye out for, but the setting is relatively protected.

Seven Mile Beach near Hobart shouldn’t be confused with Seven Mile Beach in New South Wales. This beach, running south from Gerroa to Shoalhaven Heads, is a genuinely excellent surf beach.

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