Type: | town |
Surprise Bay | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | nil |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Lga: | King Island |
Stategov: | Braddon |
Fedgov: | Braddon |
Postcode: | 7256 |
Region: | North-west and west |
Location1: | Currie |
Dist1: | 28 |
Dir1: | S |
Near-Nw: | Pearshape |
Near-N: | Pearshape, Lymwood |
Near-Ne: | Lymwood |
Near-E: | Bass Strait, Lymwood |
Near-W: | Southern Ocean |
Near-Sw: | Southern Ocean |
Near-S: | Bass Strait |
Near-Se: | Bass Strait |
Surprise Bay is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of King Island in the north-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Surprise Bay.[1]
Surprise Bay is a confirmed locality.[2]
The waters of the Southern Ocean form the south-western boundary, and those of Bass Strait the south-eastern.
Surprise Bay has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), bordering on a warm Mediterranean climate (Csb).
An un-numbered route (South Road) provides access to the locality.[2] [3]