Punchbowl
Victoria · Australia
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Punchbowl is a SW-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through october–april.
Today's surf at Punchbowl
Updated 10:22 spot time
Punchbowl surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.0 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 1.0 m WSW swell at 10.2 s. Wind up to 28 km/h NNW. Water 15°C. Best surf window around 14:00 — good (4/5) with 22 km/h SSW 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: ~14.2°C (57.6°F) on average
Jan
18.7°C
65.7°F · 17–22.1°C
Feb
19.1°C
66.4°F · 18–20.4°C
Mar
18.6°C
65.5°F · 17.5–20.4°C
Apr
17.2°C
63°F · 16.1–18.5°C
May
15.8°C
60.4°F · 14.6–17.2°C
Jun
14.5°C
58.1°F · 13.6–15.4°C
Jul
13.4°C
56.1°F · 12.6–14.4°C
Aug
12.9°C
55.2°F · 12.2–13.9°C
Sep
13.2°C
55.8°F · 12.4–14.1°C
Oct
14.2°C
57.6°F · 13.3–15.7°C
Nov
15.7°C
60.3°F · 13.8–18.4°C
Dec
17.2°C
63°F · 15.8–18.9°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
S–W
Best wind
N–E
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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