Somerset Beach

Saltwater
Beach

Somerset Beach

Saltwater
Beach

Sq. miles: 0.2
Boat Ramps: 0
Access Points: 0
Species: 4

Somerset Beach is a wide, sandy ocean beach situated between the towns of Burnie and Wynyard on Tasmania's north coast. It's a classic surf beach offering comfortable casting conditions for shore-based anglers. The beach is bordered by the Cam River and is part of a community known for water-based recreation, featuring an active Surf Life Saving Club and excellent facilities, including a major playground at nearby ANZAC Park. The foreshore provides a straightforward and popular setting for surf fishing.

Tasmania licenses and regulations4 to check before you go

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are at Somerset Beach and what's needed to catch them.

Find which waters have the species you want to catch

Australian Salmon

Arripis trutta

King George Whiting

Sillaginodes punctatus

Sand Flathead

Platycephalus bassensis

Snook

Sphyraena novaehollandiae

Fishing spots, boat ramps & amenities

Learn how to get on Somerset Beach. Uncover great fishing access points, boat ramps, and all the facilities you need for an unforgettable day on the water. Some locations shown may border or include private property. Always check property boundaries and applicable regulations before visiting. onWater's Public & Private Land layer can help you plan your access with confidence.

The primary spot is the Somerset Beach foreshore itself, targeting the sandy surf zone. Nearby, the Table Cape Ledges offer rugged rock platform access to deep water for Australian Salmon and Snook. The Cam River mouth and the Emu River mouth at Cooee are productive estuarine spots for Black Bream, Silver Trevally, and sea-run Brown Trout. Offshore, the Blackmans Reef flats and the Cooee Bay deep sand ridges are productive boat-based areas for Southern Calamari, King George Whiting, and Sand Flathead.

Know where you can legally fish on Somerset Beach

See public and private land boundaries along the water, turn on private parcels with owner details to know where permission is required, and find land-trust parcels that offer permitted fishing access.

Tasmania licenses and regulations

Tasmania Boating Regulations

Official Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) Safe Boating Handbook, covering Tasmania's boating rules, required safety equipment by vessel size and operational area, and navigation rules.

Learn more

Tasmania Fishing License

Official Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) page for Tasmania's inland angling licence. A current angling licence is required to fish freshwater (rod, reel or line), including farm dams; buy online, by phone, or through Service Tasmania.

Learn more

Tasmania Fishing Regulations

Official IFS hub for Tasmania's inland (freshwater) fishing rules, linking season dates and times, bag and size limits, and allowed angling methods, which can vary water to water across the state's trout lakes and rivers.

Learn more

Tasmania Stream Access Laws

Tasmania has no standalone stream-access statute page; this is the closest official source - the IFS Anglers Access Program, explaining that an angling licence does not grant the right to cross private property and that signposted access points are established with landowners.

Learn more

Take Somerset Beach with you

The onWater Fish app keeps this water's access points, species and conditions in your pocket, with the tools you use once you're there.

Use the map without signal
Download the map around Somerset Beach to use it offline when coverage drops.
Log your catches here
Keep a private fishing journal for Somerset Beach to find where and when fish are biting for you.

Get the onWater Fish app

Free on iOS and Android

Tides, wind & water conditions (10 day forecast)

On open water, wind and tide matter as much as the weather. See the best times to fish Somerset Beach and check the marine forecast before you launch.

Loading tide predictions…