Roaring Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Tasmania, Australia)

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Roaring Beach Surf Guide

Roaring Beach on the East Coast is a quite exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around high tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include rips and rocks.

Roaring Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	57°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Roaring Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Roaring Beach occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Roaring Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Roaring Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 33% of the time in March while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 18% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

33%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

49%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

18%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Roaring Beach Location Map

Interactive Roaring Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Roaring Beach is Hobart Airport (HBA) in Australia, which is 31 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Roaring Beach is Launceston Airport (LST), also in Australia, 176 km (109 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Roaring Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 23 May 2025, 10:40 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 23
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (ft)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	18	18	17	17
Wind (mph)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	off

What does Roaring Beach look like?

Latest photos from Roaring Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Josie Roberts Credit: Josie Roberts Credit: Eric Martin Credit: Eric Martin Credit: Angus Ewing

Tides at Roaring Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Parsons Bay, Tasmania, 7 miles from Roaring Beach.

Next High Water: 05:23pm | 3ft

Next Low Water: 12:03am | 1ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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low tide

Roaring Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.9 °C) at Roaring Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 57°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite