Balmoral Beach
Tasmania · Australia
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An open S-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near Tasmania, Balmoral Beach works on SE–SW groundswell; NW–NE winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.
Today's surf at Balmoral Beach
Updated 15:06 spot time
Balmoral Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 2.0 m overhead, 1.5 m WSW swell at 9.25 s. Wind up to 32 km/h WNW. Water 13°C. Best surf window around 18:00 — good (3.5/5) with 17 km/h W wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~12.4°C (54.3°F) on average
Jan
15.6°C
60.1°F · 13.3–18.1°C
Feb
16.3°C
61.3°F · 14.7–18.1°C
Mar
15.9°C
60.6°F · 14.1–17.7°C
Apr
15.1°C
59.2°F · 14–16.3°C
May
14.3°C
57.7°F · 11.8–15.8°C
Jun
13.8°C
56.8°F · 11.5–15.5°C
Jul
13.3°C
55.9°F · 12–14.2°C
Aug
12.5°C
54.5°F · 11.5–13.3°C
Sep
12.3°C
54.1°F · 10.8–13.3°C
Oct
12.4°C
54.3°F · 11.3–14.9°C
Nov
13.4°C
56.1°F · 11.8–15.8°C
Dec
14.3°C
57.7°F · 12.8–16.5°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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