Basket Bay

TAS Tasman Port Arthur Directions

Weather Forecast

11.30°C

Current Temperature

13.00km/h

Wind speed

16.28°C

Water Temperature

3.11m

Swell

0.94m

Tide

2/11

Basket Bay is an exposed south-facing 700 m wide bay located at the end of the Safety Cove Road, with the clifftop car park providing views of the rugged 150 m high cliffs, as well as the patch of boulders and occasional sand at the base of the cliffs, which is beach T 323. The Remarkable Caves are located in the linear rocks that border the beach. At its widest the beach is sand with waves breaking over a rip-dominated surf. However during high waves the sand is stripped off to reveal a steep boulder beach. It is a steep walk down to the beach and caves, which are used by fishers and the occasional surfers, who surf peaky waves off the beach. Be careful as a strong rip flows out of the small bay during higher waves.

Beach Length: 0.1km

General Hazard Rating: 8/10

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.

Information

Formal parking area

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.