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Beaches and coves of Great Ocean Road

The 11 beaches and coves of Great Ocean Road, Australia, as recorded in Cala. The details come from the app's records; today's wind, sea temperature and shelter are in the Cala app.

Records last updated: August 29, 2026

  • Sandy: 10
  • Bridgewater Bay Surf BeachSand

    Bridgewater Bay Surf Beach is a wide sandy beach at Cape Bridgewater, set within a volcanic coastal landscape and reached by road from Portland in about 20 minutes.

  • Fitzroy River BeachSand

    Fitzroy River Beach begins where the Fitzroy River reaches the sea and continues as a long sandy shoreline.

  • Flaxman BeachSand

    Flaxman Beach is a small natural sandy shore near Nirranda, associated with the Flaxmans day visitor area in Bay of Islands Coastal Park.

  • Flaxmans Hill BeachSand

    Flaxmans Hill Beach is a secluded sandy shore south of Nirranda, near the Curdies River mouth and the prominent Flaxman Hill landscape.

  • Gibson BeachSand

    Gibson Beach is a sandy, open-ocean shore beneath towering limestone cliffs on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, within the Port Campbell National Park landscape.

  • Killarney BeachSand

    Killarney Beach, near Port Fairy, is a relaxed sandy beach with reef-sheltered water and a family-friendly coastal setting.

  • Shelly BeachSand

    Shelly Beach in Warrnambool is a rugged Southern Ocean beach reached from Thunder Point by an approximately 900-metre gravel walking track.

  • Shelly BeachSand

    Shelly Beach is a small natural shore near Apollo Bay, reached from the Great Ocean Walk through Great Otway National Park.

  • Southcombe BeachSand

    Southcombe Beach lies on the southern coast of Port Fairy, facing the Southern Ocean.

  • Station BeachSand

    Station Beach is a remote sandy shoreline near Cape Otway, surrounded by the wild coastal character of Great Otway National Park.

  • Wreck BeachRocky

    Wreck Beach lies near Moonlight Head on the wild Southern Ocean coast of Great Otway National Park, along the Great Ocean Walk.

Which beaches in Great Ocean Road are sandy?

Sandy beaches on record include Bridgewater Bay Surf Beach, Fitzroy River Beach, Flaxman Beach, Flaxmans Hill Beach and Gibson Beach.

Which coves in Great Ocean Road are sheltered from the wind?

It changes with the day's wind direction, so there is no fixed list. Cala works it out for each cove by comparing the cove's orientation with today's wind forecast; open Great Ocean Road in the app to see which coves are sheltered right now.

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