If you head across the Tasman Bridge and follow the signs to Lauderdale, you will be heading to one of the most popular places for water loving Hobartians (i.e. local people from Hobart) to surf, fish and swim on the beaches and waterways in the area. You can turn off and follow the signs to 7 Mile Beach, Cremorne and Lauderdale. All three are calmer beaches with surf points that crank on a big swell, or you can keep following the road to Clifton Beach, Goats Beach, Wedge, or RSL's.
The lookout and access to Wedge is the best lookout, with 200-degree views of the beaches and taking in from Betsy Island and Storm Bay to the Tasman Peninsular. The surf on these beaches varies from day to day. Wedge is known by the locals as a beach full of mini pipeline shaped A-frames due to the swell wrapping around the island and meeting again on the beach.
At the southern end of Goats Beach there is a break known as Rebounds - on the right swell the rebound bounces of the rocks meeting the wave afterwards and creating a fast right-hander. The rest of Goats Beach really depends on the conditions of the swell and sand banks, but you can usually get some decent waves, and just over the northern headland is a break called Lumpies, which can be fun on a clean swell.
You do not have to be a surfer to enjoy south are it is a great area to explore, go for a dip and take some photos!
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