# West Bay, Australia: what it is and when to go > West Bay is a bay on Swan Island in Tasmania, Australia. Interests: Nature. The best time to visit is March to April and October to November. In December there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 06. It has an article in one Wikipedia, so it is not one of the busiest places in Australia: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/west-bay/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-08 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Bay on Swan Island in Tasmania, Australia · Nature - **Where:** Australia - **Best time:** March to April and October to November. - **Nearest airport:** MEL Melbourne, 442 km as the crow flies - **Coordinates:** -40.73064, 148.10867 ## What it is and where West Bay is a bay on Swan Island in Tasmania, Australia. It has an article in one Wikipedia, so it is not one of the busiest places in Australia: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. Its coordinates are -40.73064, 148.10867; the nearest main airport is Melbourne Airport (MEL, Melbourne), 442 km as the crow flies. How to get around Australia (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-40.730644%2C148.108673) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-40.730644%2C148.108673) It is one of the [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/naturaleza/) places in Australia. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go The best time to visit West Bay is **March to April and October to November**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 14 h 37 | | February | Possible | 13 h 34 | | March | Best time | 12 h 19 | | April | Best time | 10 h 54 | | May | Possible | 9 h 44 | | June | Possible | 9 h 06 | | July | Possible | 9 h 21 | | August | Possible | 10 h 22 | | September | Possible | 11 h 45 | | October | Best time | 13 h 07 | | November | Best time | 14 h 19 | | December | Possible | 14 h 54 | In December there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 06. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Australia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Australia To enter Australia there are 9 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Domestic flights and car, booked in advance”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Australia checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Australian dollar (AUD); plugs: Type I · 230 V · 50 Hz (its own adapter, with three flat pins in a V); emergencies: 000 for everything · 112 from a mobile. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [Swan Island Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/swan-island-light-house/): Historic commonwealth heritage site in Gladstone TAS · 1.5 km - [Lighthouse Point Conservation Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/lighthouse-point-conservation-area/): Protected area · 1.5 km - [Musselroe Bay Conservation Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/musselroe-bay-conservation-area/): Nature reserve in Australia · 7.7 km - [Home Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/home-beach/): Beach · 13 km - [Lemons Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/lemons-beach/): Beach · 14 km Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Australia guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/). ## More in Australia: Nature - [Uluru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/uluru/): large sandstone isolated mount in Australia - [Heard Island and McDonald Islands](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/heard-and-mcdonald-islands-world-heritage-area/): Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands - [Mount Kosciuszko](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/mount-kosciuszko/): highest mountain in the mainland of the Australian continent, located on New South Wales–Victoria border - [Gulf of Carpentaria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/golfo-de-carpentaria/): large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the Arafura Sea - [Great Australian Bight](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/gran-bahia-australiana/): oceanic bight off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia - [Macquarie Island](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/isla-macquarie/): sub-Antarctic island of Australia Every Australia place under Nature, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/naturaleza/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is West Bay? It is a bay on Swan Island in Tasmania, Australia. It has an article in one Wikipedia, so it is not one of the busiest places in Australia: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. ### When is the best time to visit West Bay? March to April and October to November. In December there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 06. ### How do you get to West Bay? The nearest main airport is Melbourne Airport (MEL), 442 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-40.730644%2C148.108673) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Australia is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Australia map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [Swan Island Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/swan-island-light-house/), [Lighthouse Point Conservation Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/lighthouse-point-conservation-area/), [Musselroe Bay Conservation Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/musselroe-bay-conservation-area/). The rest is in [the Australia guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/australia/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7630683331), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21951337), CC0. Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).