Sunset Bay

Sunset 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.32113, 147.22533. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Bay

• Bruny Island · river spot · Tasmania · ~6 km · Must-see
• South Bruny National Park · sanctuary · Tasmania · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cape Bruny Lighthouse · beach · Kingborough · ~25 km · Must-see
• Port Cygnet Conservation Area · sanctuary · Huon Valley · ~25 km · Must-see
• Southport · beach · Tasmania · ~30 km · Must-see
• Adamsons Peak · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~41 km · Must-see
• Iron Pot · river spot · City of Clarence · ~41 km · Must-see
• Margate Christian Church · church · Kingborough · ~42 km · Must-see
• Huonville Cenotaph · fort · Huon Valley · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kingston Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hartz Mountains National Park · sanctuary · Huon Valley · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lightwood Park · park · Kingborough · ~49 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower · fort · Kingborough · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hinsby Beach · beach · Kingborough · ~53 km · Must-see
• Taroona Beach · beach · Kingborough · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Misery · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wellington Falls · waterfall · Kingborough · ~56 km · Must-see
• Roaring Beach · beach · Tasman · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Bay

Other beaches & coast near Sunset Bay

• Cape Bruny Lighthouse · beach · Kingborough · ~25 km · Must-see
• Southport · beach · Tasmania · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kingston Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hinsby Beach · beach · Kingborough · ~53 km · Must-see
• Taroona Beach · beach · Kingborough · ~53 km · Must-see
• Roaring Beach · beach · Tasman · ~56 km · Must-see
• Long Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~58 km · Must-see
• Nutgrove Beach · beach · City of Hobart · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lords Beach · beach · City of Hobart · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sullivans Cove · beach · Tasmania · ~62 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Tasmania

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