On Saturday 7 November 2026, the Surf Safari will celebrate 58 years of continuous surf craft racing in Tasmania - making it the longest running endurance surf craft event in Australia. An event of impressive endurance, taking place on the picturesque River Derwent which runs through the city of Hobart. The river and estuary provide a relatively safe, but at times testing, environment for the event.

This year the Surf Safari will start and finish at Long Beach Lower Sandy Bay - 5kms south of the Hobart CBD or as advised for the Long Course events.