Humbug Point

Humbug Point: 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 Humbug Point

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.

Visiting Humbug Point: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Humbug Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.30219, 148.29461. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Humbug Point

• St Helens Island · river spot · Break O'Day · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Victoria · viewpoint · Dorset · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount William National Park · sanctuary · Break O'Day · ~49 km · Must-see
• Douglas-Apsley National Park · sanctuary · Break O'Day · ~66 km · Must-see
• Markham Heights · viewpoint · Northern Midlands · ~73 km · Must-see
• Legges Tor · viewpoint · Northern Midlands · ~74 km · Must-see
• Giblin Peak · viewpoint · Northern Midlands · ~74 km · Must-see
• Stockyards Flat · beach · Break O'Day · ~1 km
• Stieglitz Beach · beach · Break O'Day · ~3 km
• St Columba Falls, Pyengana, Tas · waterfall · Break O'Day · ~3 km
• Maurouard Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~4 km
• St Columbia Falls · waterfall · Break O'Day · ~6 km
• O'Connors Beach · beach · Break O'Day · ~6 km
• Fishermans Memorial Park · park · Break O'Day · ~6 km
• Kirwans Beach · beach · Break O'Day · ~6 km
• Jocks Lagoon · lake · Break O'Day · ~6 km
• Beerbarrel Beach · beach · Break O'Day · ~7 km
• Jeanneret Beach · beach · Break O'Day · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Humbug Point

Other beaches & coast near Humbug Point

• Cape Tourville · beach · Glamorgan-Spring Bay · ~114 km · Must-see
• Honeymoon Bay · beach · Tasmania · ~116 km · Must-see
• Stockyards Flat · beach · Break O'Day · ~1 km
• Stieglitz Beach · beach · Break O'Day · ~3 km
• Maurouard Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~4 km
• O'Connors Beach · beach · Break O'Day · ~6 km
• Kirwans Beach · beach · Break O'Day · ~6 km
• Beerbarrel Beach · beach · Break O'Day · ~7 km
• Jeanneret Beach · beach · Break O'Day · ~9 km
• Swimcart Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~10 km

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