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Tasmania - Trial Harbour kitesurf and surf spot

Australia · Tasmania

Spot currently openExpert level -41.93 | 145.17

Overview

Trial Harbour is a kitesurf spot located on the west coast of Tasmania, one of Australia's wildest and most exposed coasts. This small isolated harbour is battered by Southern Ocean storms and offers extreme conditions for the most experienced riders. The prevailing wind comes from the southwest to west, blowing with considerable force on this coast fully exposed to the Roaring Forties. The Southern Ocean waves are powerful and unpredictable. The bottom is a mix of sand and reef. The spot is reserved for expert riders only. Isolation is total, with an unsealed access road and no rescue services. The water is very cold (12-16°C). A 5/4 wetsuit is recommended. This is one of Tasmania's most extreme spots.
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Spot forecast for Tasmania - Trial Harbour

Sunrise 06:21 · Sunset 19:46

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now07:550.8 m11:150.7 m11:590.7 m22:160.4 m11:350.8 m21:250.4 m11:510.7 m19:490.5 m01:360.6 m05:480.5 m12:070.7 m19:000.5 m00:570.7 m06:530.5 m12:210.7 m18:390.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m

Tasmania - Trial Harbour: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

329h

in December · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to January, peaking in December: 25 rideable days a month and 329 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is June, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 17 rideable days M June: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d J July: 15 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 25.5 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 17 rideable days M June: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d J July: 15 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 25.5 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 12 °C. The wettest month is September, with 333 mm.

Monthly averages: Tasmania - Trial Harbour
Monthly averages — Tasmania - Trial Harbour — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 260 h 20 °C 85 mm
February 19.5 208 h 20 °C 64 mm
March 22.0 190 h 19 °C 108 mm
April 16.0 153 h 16 °C 115 mm
May 17.0 144 h 14 °C 124 mm
June 10.5 76 h 12 °C 125 mm
July 15.0 106 h 12 °C 166 mm
August 16.0 152 h 13 °C 258 mm
September 24.5 298 h 12 °C 333 mm
October 25.5 292 h 14 °C 198 mm
November 25.5 275 h 16 °C 197 mm
December 26.5 329 h 17 °C 200 mm

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Technical details of Tasmania - Trial Harbour spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: SSE, NW.

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