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TASMANIA · DOLERITE

Cataract Gorge — Sunny Side weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

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

Temp11°C
Wind9 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity86.1%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for dolerite
High humidity (86.1%) — dolerite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
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7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind15 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity49%
No recent rain
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 6 — 99.5%
07:00 9° dry 7 — 93.5%
08:00 12° dry 5 — 80.5%
09:00 15° dry 6 — 69%
10:00 17° dry 6 — 60.6%
11:00 19° dry 10 — 54.6%
12:00 21° dry 14 — 48%
13:00 21° dry 16 — 45.5%
14:00 21° dry 19 — 43.6%
15:00 21° dry 18 — 43.5%
16:00 20° dry 19 — 45.5%
17:00 19° dry 18 — 45.5%
18:00 18° dry 17 — 47.4%
19:00 16° dry 15 — 57.3%
20:00 14° dry 13 — 73.3%
21:00 12° dry 12 — 88.2%
Fri Friday 13 November
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity54%
No recent rain
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 6 — 95.6%
07:00 10° dry 8 — 90.4%
08:00 12° dry 12 — 86%
09:00 14° dry 10 — 76%
10:00 16° dry 9 — 65.9%
11:00 18° dry 8 — 58.2%
12:00 19° dry 7 — 53.9%
13:00 20° dry 6 — 52.5%
14:00 21° dry 7 — 50%
15:00 22° dry 8 — 49.4%
16:00 22° dry 12 — 45.7%
17:00 22° dry 16 — 47.2%
18:00 19° dry 17 — 66.7%
19:00 17° dry 17 — 75.6%
20:00 16° dry 10 — 81.8%
21:00 15° dry 10 — 87.1%
Sat Saturday 14 November
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity57%
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 7 — 94.8%
07:00 14° dry 6 — 90.7%
08:00 15° dry 4 — 81.2%
09:00 15° dry 6 — 71.4%
10:00 17° dry 5 — 60%
11:00 18° dry 6 — 53.8%
17:00 19° dry 11 — 53.8%
Sun Sunday 15 November
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 15° dry 9 — 48.3%
17:00 16° dry 16 — 34.2%
Mon Monday 16 November
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity44%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 13° dry 5 — 43.8%
17:00 15° dry 16 — 51.1%
Tue Tuesday 17 November
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity45%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 17° dry 6 — 45.3%
17:00 19° dry 13 — 37.8%
Wed Wednesday 18 November
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity55%
No recent rain
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 19° 0.2mm 7 — 54.8%
17:00 18° dry 16 — 67.4%
Thu Thursday 19 November
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 18° 0.1mm 14 — 61.8%
17:00 19° dry 17 — 56.9%
Access
Climbing follows the City of Launceston code of conduct: routes above tourist tracks must be well protected and have double lower-off bolts, and council bolts on one face must not be clipped.

About Cataract Gorge — Sunny Side

Cataract Gorge, minutes from central Launceston, has short dolerite buttresses on both sides of the South Esk River. The Sunny Side, reached by the Zig Zag Track from the south end of Kings Bridge (park at Penny Royal), has more than 200 routes, mostly 6–10m and up to about 25m: mainly cracks, with some bolted faces and arêtes. It faces north-west and gets sun all day, which makes it the side to choose on cool days. Rockfalls happen in the gorge, and the council closes walking tracks after them; check for track closures before you go.

Region
Tasmania
Rock type
Dolerite
Aspect
north-west-facing
Altitude
30m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low

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