Bushfire season. Parks can close on Extreme or Catastrophic fire danger days, whatever the rock is doing. Check the Tasmania Fire Service and park alerts before you go.

Right now

Temp13°C

Wind26 km/h

Gusts39 km/h

Humidity63.9%

Rain 48h0.2mm

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for dolerite

Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Good

Temp18°C

Raindry

Wind17 km/h

Gusts39 km/h

Humidity50%

No recent rain

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 11° dry 20 — 79.8%

07:00 13° dry 19 — 69.9%

08:00 15° dry 18 — 64.2%

09:00 16° dry 16 — 59.2%

10:00 17° dry 11 — 50.3%

11:00 19° dry 12 — 44.7%

12:00 19° dry 17 — 44.8%

13:00 19° dry 19 — 50.3%

14:00 19° dry 19 — 51.3%

15:00 19° dry 19 — 52.7%

16:00 18° dry 22 — 56.1%

17:00 18° dry 17 — 60.5%

18:00 18° dry 13 — 63.2%

19:00 17° dry 17 — 70.8%

20:00 15° dry 20 — 78.4%

21:00 14° dry 27 — 79.8%

Fri Friday 13 November

Good

Temp15°C

Raindry

Wind12 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity67%

No recent rain

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 23 — 81.7%

07:00 13° dry 20 — 77.8%

08:00 14° dry 17 — 72.7%

09:00 15° dry 14 — 64.2%

10:00 16° dry 11 — 62.1%

11:00 16° dry 10 — 63.5%

12:00 15° dry 12 — 67.3%

13:00 15° dry 12 — 68.5%

14:00 16° dry 12 — 67.5%

15:00 15° dry 11 — 69.8%

16:00 15° dry 13 — 70.5%

17:00 15° dry 18 — 72.2%

18:00 15° dry 19 — 73.8%

19:00 15° dry 21 — 75.4%

20:00 15° dry 19 — 76.8%

21:00 14° dry 17 — 78.6%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain4mm

Wind29 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity96%

3.6mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — potential fog

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° 0.1mm 9 — 97.3%

07:00 14° 0.2mm 7 — 97.7%

08:00 14° 0.5mm 7 — 97.1%

09:00 14° 0.7mm 12 — 95.8%

10:00 13° 0.1mm 28 — 98.2%

11:00 13° dry 31 — 94.3%

17:00 17° dry 12 — 64.1%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp12°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind29 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity54%

Should be dry

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 12° dry 29 — 54.2%

17:00 11° dry 29 — 51.1%

Mon Monday 16 November

Good

Temp13°C

Raindry

Wind18 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity47%

Should be dry

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 13° dry 18 — 46.9%

17:00 17° dry 12 — 42.1%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Good

Temp15°C

Raindry

Wind11 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity57%

Should be dry

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 15° dry 11 — 57%

17:00 15° dry 17 — 59.3%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp15°C

Raindry

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity62%

Should be dry

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 15° dry 9 — 62.4%

17:00 16° dry 14 — 58%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp16°C

Raindry

Wind12 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity60%

Should be dry

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 16° dry 12 — 60.4%

17:00 15° dry 14 — 61.5%

About Totem Pole (Cape Hauy)

The Totem Pole is the famous 65m dolerite sea stack at Cape Hauy in Tasman National Park, promoted by Parks Tasmania as the park's signature climb, with the Candlestick and other sea cliffs nearby. It's about 1.5 hours on the Cape Hauy track from the Fortescue Bay boat ramp (12km of gravel road). The stack sits in a deep, shady chasm with only a couple of hours of sun a day. This forecast covers rain and wind, but most days here are decided by the sea: the Candlestick needs a swim through surging water, and big or easterly swells shut it down, so check the swell forecast too. A Parks Pass is required, and seabird and peregrine breeding is possible from August to December.

Region: Tasmania
Rock type: Dolerite
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 20m
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low

Other crags in this region

Ben Lomond Cataract Gorge — Shady Side Cataract Gorge — Sunny Side Freycinet — Whitewater Wall Hillwood Lost World (kunanyi / Mt Wellington)Organ Pipes (kunanyi / Mt Wellington)Freycinet — The Hazards