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Where Was 'The Light Between Oceans' Filmed?

For fans of the movie adaptation, the scenic locations are almost a character themselves. Were those lighthouse scenes shot in Australia or somewhere else?
2025-06-26 23:04:15
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Lefanner De Guzman
Lefanner De Guzman
The movie 'The Light Between Oceans' was shot on location in New Zealand. Most of the locations were on the South Island, around Cape Campbell, but some scenes were also shot in Tasmania, Australia. This kind of scenery is really wonderful to watch and it makes for a great story. The scenery reminded me of a web novel I read some time ago, 'Lost Between the Tides'. The entire story takes place on a forgotten coastline where the main character of the story uncovers the history of a town that no longer exists. The atmosphere is very similar and very pivotal to the story as well.
2026-08-01
Kevin
Kevin
I recently went to several of the filming locations for ‘The Light Between Oceans’. They were all incredibly beautiful. The majority of the film was shot in Tasmania and New Zealand with the lighthouse scenes shot at the stunning Cape Campbell in New Zealand’s Marlborough region. The white lighthouse set against the massive ocean is breathtaking in real life. The mainland scenes were shot around Stanley, in Tasmania. The cliffs are dramatic in the film and just as impressive in real life. The way the film has used the locations to create another world is impressive, especially the isolation of the lighthouse and the huge coastline. If you love dramatic landscapes as much as I do then the Edge of the World lookout in Tasmania is impressive and has the same windswept feeling.
2025-06-30
Claire
Claire
In selecting locations for The Light Between Oceans, I noted how each was used to further induce atmosphere. This is a masterful job by locations. So, for instance, shooting at Tasmania’s remote Ocean Beach near Strahan allows for long shots of acres of sand that impressively and bleakly underscore the isolation of the main character. Locations also featured the solitary and famous lighthouse at New Zealand’s Cape Campbell. The rough seas pound against its base, in turn underlining moral isolation.

I was surprised to learn that the film was shot in often wild weather. Storms were never recreated, instead real squalls rolled in off the Tasman Sea to capture the rawest of moments. And the beautifully shot golden light at dawn? That was often a 3-4 week wait for the crew to capture the perfect shot of the day.

The locations of the film correspond to the timeline of the story. New Zealand with all its wildness and dirtiness corresponds to the early turbulent years of the couple’s marriage. Tasmania with all its peace and serenity corresponds to the years of reflection that follow. The Bay of Fires in Tasmania is where you can experience this for yourself. The location features rusty old boulders and turquoise blue waters that are depicted in happier scenes from the film.
2025-07-02
Patrick
Patrick
'The Light Between Oceans' chose its settings with incredible precision. Shot in two countries around the world, New Zealand’s rugged lighthouses and wild beaches provided the perfect backdrop to the film and were most notably shot at Cape Campbell’s working lighthouse. The lighthouse and wild rugged beaches were shot in real life and no CGI was used for the blockbuster’s waves and rocky outcrops.

Those Tasmanian locations were also thoughtfully chosen. The dramatic views from Stanley’s Nut Mountain were also filmed and used in the movie. The towns of Strahan and surrounding areas were also used as 1920s Australia and the production designers also built a set for Janus Rock lighthouse in a protected bay near Strahan and shot the lighthouse scenes there to match the New Zealand shots.

These two locations are showcased well to reflect the isolation of Tom and Isabel. Scenes shot on the west coast of Tasmania’s rugged landscape emphasize their separation from society. The rugged cliffs of New Zealand contrasted to the gentle beach of Tasmania mirror the struggles that the characters face through the harsh choices that they must make. Both locations for film tourism offer great guided tours.
2025-07-02
lesteryork006
lesteryork006
When I read the book, I had always visualized Janus Rock to be somewhere like the Falklands or off the coast of Scotland. But when the movie was announced, I found out it was being shot in Australia. And after seeing the finished product, I could see why they had chosen to film it there. The book had created the illusion of Cape Leeuwin being an island, but in reality it is a point of land and after a while walking around the point, it starts to feel like you are in the middle of the ocean. The filmmakers captured this feeling of isolation in the movie, and it wasn’t just the geography of the location that they used. The Tasmanian interiors added a lot to the movie and created a ‘lived-on’ island with its gardens and dirt tracks. It was a brilliant geographical mash-up.
2026-07-31

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