Fitzmaurice Bay (S)

TAS King Island Pearshape Directions

Weather Forecast

12.30°C

Current Temperature

13.00km/h

Wind speed

17.35°C

Water Temperature

4.13m

Swell

0.66m

Tide

3/11

Beach KI 48 occupies 300 m of the southern corner of the bay and is moderately sheltered from the prevailing southwest swell by Cataraqui Point, with waves averaging about 1 m at the shore. They maintain a low tide terrace that grades into rocky seafloor along the southern half of the beach and is bordered by a small granite point and reefs to the north. During higher waves a rip runs out against the rocks.

Beach Length: 0.3km

General Hazard Rating: 5/10

Patrols

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Surf Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches. Click here to visit general surf education information.

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Regulations

Hazards

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.