Pokana Bay

Pokana Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pokana Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Pokana Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -42.61520, 146.19840. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pokana Bay

• Lake Gordon · lake · Derwent Valley · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gordon Dam · lake · Derwent Valley · ~28 km · Must-see
• Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park · sanctuary · West Coast · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Field West · sanctuary · Derwent Valley · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Pedder · lake · Derwent Valley · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Field National Park · sanctuary · Central Highlands · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Mawson · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~42 km · Must-see
• The Cupola · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~47 km · Must-see
• Redtop Peak · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~48 km · Must-see
• The Lion · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~48 km · Must-see
• Murphys Bluff · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~49 km · Must-see
• The Citadel · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cleft Peak · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~50 km · Must-see
• Terminal Peak · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~50 km · Must-see
• Greycap · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Lloyd Jones · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Anne · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~51 km · Must-see
• Frankland Peak · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pokana Bay

Other beaches & coast near Pokana Bay

• Port Davey · beach · West Coast · ~99 km · Must-see
• Bathurst Harbour · beach · Huon Valley · ~101 km · Must-see
• West Strahan Beach · beach · West Coast · ~111 km · Must-see
• Sullivans Cove · beach · Tasmania · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lords Beach · beach · City of Hobart · ~122 km · Must-see
• Ocean Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~125 km · Must-see
• Nutgrove Beach · beach · City of Hobart · ~125 km · Must-see
• Long Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~125 km · Must-see
• Bellerive Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~126 km · Must-see
• Kingston Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~126 km · Must-see

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