Explore Balnarring Beach, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Balnarring Beach, VIC map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Balnarring Beach, Victoria, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Victoria or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Balnarring Beach and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Balnarring Beach.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Balnarring Beach |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Mornington Peninsula Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -38.39134 |
| Longitude | 145.12105 |
| Population | 410 |
| Density | 256.2 /km² |
| Area | 1.6 km² |
| Elevation | 12 m |
| Postcode | 3926 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 66 km south-southeast |
Balnarring Beach is a locality in the Mornington Peninsula Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 410. The locality covers an area of 1.6 km², giving a population density of about 256.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 12 m above sea level. It lies approximately 66 km south-southeast of Melbourne. Balnarring Beach is located at 38.3913°S, 145.1210°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3926.
Balnarring Beach unfurls along the gentle curve of Western Port Bay, a sweep of pale sand meeting shallow, estuary-like waters. It lies 18.9 km south-south-east of Mornington, VIC (from Mornington, VIC: bearing 164°T), and is situated 11.8 km south-south-west of Hastings. The air here carries a persistent, briny tang, softened by the scent of coastal tea-trees and the distant hum of cicadas in the sun-baked scrub. Low dunes, tufted with hardy grasses, form a natural barrier, their sandy slopes often etched with the fleeting tracks of shorebirds. Beyond the immediate foreshore, the land rises gradually, a mosaic of weathered farmland and scattered residential pockets, all under a sky that often stretches in an immense, pale blue canvas, broken only by the occasional drifting cloud. The character of Balnarring Beach is one of quiet repose, a place where the rhythm of the tides dictates the pace of life.
The history of this stretch of coast is tied to the pastoral aspirations of early settlers, the land around Balnarring Beach gradually yielding to sheep and cattle grazing after its Indigenous custodians had moved on. Later, vineyards began to dot the slopes, the rich volcanic soil proving surprisingly fertile for viticulture, and today, the local economy thrives on a blend of tourism and agriculture. Visitors are drawn to the sheltered waters of the bay, ideal for families and watersports, and the nearby wineries offer a taste of the region's burgeoning reputation for quality cool-climate wines. The landscape itself, a gentle undulation leading to the coast, speaks of a long, slow taming, a place where the practicalities of farming and the pleasures of the seaside have long coexisted, creating a distinct, unhurried charm.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Balnarring Beach, Victoria. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Balnarring Beach, in the Mornington Peninsula Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Balnarring Beach includes the postcode (3926), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Mornington Peninsula Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Balnarring Beach is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |