Beaches and coves of Port Phillip

Addiscot Beach lies on the Bass Strait coast between Point Addis and Bells Beach, backed by tall, weathered cliffs and a sandy shore.

Altona Beach is a broad sandy urban beach on the western shore of Port Phillip Bay, close to Melbourne’s western suburbs.

Altona Dog Beach is a sandy Port Phillip Bay beach set aside for spending time by the water with dogs.

Aspendale Beach is a broad, flat sandy beach on Melbourne’s south-eastern Port Phillip shoreline, extending for about three kilometres.

Bancoora Beach is a sandy surf beach on the Breamlea coast, west of Melbourne and near the Bellarine Peninsula.

Bells Beach is an iconic sandy shore near Torquay on the Great Ocean Road, framed by high cliffs and powerful ocean swell.

Berrys Beach is a secluded sandy beach on Phillip Island’s southern coast, framed by rugged headlands and open Bass Strait views.

Bonbeach Beach is a broad sandy beach on Melbourne’s south-eastern Port Phillip shoreline, extending for about 1.5 kilometres.

Breamlea Beach is a sandy surf beach on the secluded Breamlea coast between Torquay and Barwon Heads.

Bridgewater Bay Beach is a tucked-away cove on the Mornington Peninsula National Park coast at Blairgowrie.

Brighton Beach is one of Melbourne’s iconic sandy Port Phillip Bay beaches.

Bushrangers Bay is a natural, ocean-facing beach on the southern Mornington Peninsula near Cape Schanck.

Canadian Bay Beach is a long sandy Port Phillip Bay beach in Mount Eliza, backed by vegetated bluffs and dunes.

Carrum Beach is a roughly two-kilometre sandy Port Phillip Bay beach running from the Patterson River mouth south towards Seaford.

Chelsea Beach is a long sandy Port Phillip Bay beach, around 250 metres from Chelsea railway station.

Cosy Corner sits on The Esplanade in Torquay, tucked behind Point Danger at the calmer end of Torquay Front Beach.

Dendy Street Beach is a sandy Port Phillip Bay beach in Melbourne’s Bayside, reached from the Brighton foreshore.

Diamond Bay Beach is a sandy ocean cove near Sorrento, set below tall calcarenite cliffs that rise dramatically above the shore.

Dimmicks Beach near Mungala Crescent in Blairgowrie is a compact Bass Strait shore shaped by rock ledges, reef and tidal pools.

Eastern Beach is a historic sandy city beach on Corio Bay in central Geelong.

Edithvale Beach is a wide sandy shoreline in the Melbourne suburb of Edithvale, backed by low dunes and a collection of historic beach huts.

Edward Street Beach is a compact sandy stretch on Port Phillip Bay between Royal Avenue and Red Bluff in Sandringham.

Fairhaven Beach is a broad sandy shoreline near Aireys Inlet, backed by the bush-covered Otway Ranges and a relaxed coastal township.

Fisherman's Beach follows The Esplanade in Mornington along the calmer coastal setting of Port Phillip Bay.

Fishermans Beach is a sandy shoreline on The Esplanade in Torquay, known for shallow water and small-scale coastal recreation.

Fosters Beach is a narrow, steep and largely rocky cove on the Mornington coast, facing Port Phillip Bay.

Fowlers Beach is a small natural sandy shore on the Bass Strait side of Mornington Peninsula National Park.

Frankston Beach is a public sandy beach on Port Phillip Bay beside Frankston Waterfront Reserve.

Front Beach is a well-used town beach on Zeally Bay, between Yellow Bluff and Point Danger in Torquay.

Front Beach is Sorrento’s sheltered Port Phillip Bay shore, known for fine white sand, grassy foreshore areas and views towards the bay.

Grassy Point West Beach is a low-lying Portarlington foreshore on the northern side of Port Phillip Bay.

Jan Juc Beach is a prominent Surf Coast beach south of Torquay, framed by high cliffs and exposed ocean swell from Bass Strait.

Koonya Ocean Beach is an open sandy ocean beach in Mornington Peninsula National Park, facing Bass Strait.

McCrae Beach is a multi-kilometre stretch of white sand on Port Phillip Bay, extending between Anthony’s Nose and Rosebud.

Mentone Beach forms the northern start of a long, curving stretch of Port Phillip Bay coastline.

Middle Brighton Beach is a sandy urban beach on Brighton’s Port Phillip Bay foreshore.

Middle Park Beach is a sandy Port Phillip Bay beach close to central Melbourne, with an open foreshore and an active local atmosphere.

Mills Beach is a golden sandy bay beach just off the Esplanade in Mornington, about one kilometre north of Mornington Pier.

Mordialloc Beach is a wide, flat sandy beach north of Mordialloc Creek, backed by the open grounds of Peter Scullin Reserve.

Mothers Beach is a sheltered, shallow sandy beach on the Mornington township foreshore, facing north across Port Phillip.

Northern Beach is a low, sandy foreshore beach beside the northern breakwater of Wyndham Harbour on the western side of Port Phillip Bay.

Number Sixteen Beach is an open-ocean sandy beach near Rye in Mornington Peninsula National Park.

Parkdale Beach is a sandy 1.5-kilometre stretch on Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne’s south-east.

Pearce's Beach is a small, secluded sandy shore near Blairgowrie within Mornington Peninsula National Park.

Point Impossible Beach is a broad sandy surf beach about five kilometres northeast of Torquay.

Point Lonsdale (Back) Surf is Point Lonsdale’s exposed ocean beach facing Port Phillip Heads, and it becomes particularly popular with locals and visitors during summer.

Red Rocks (Black Rocks) Beach is a wild Surf Coast beach between Point Addis and Anglesea, with sandy shore framed by rocky headlands and steep coastal formations.

Rosebud Beach is a sandy Port Phillip Bay beach on the Mornington Peninsula.

Safety Beach is a roughly 2.7-kilometre sandy bay beach on the Mornington Peninsula, set in the protected waters of Dromana Bay.

Sandown Street Beach is a sandy urban beach in Brighton, extending between Sandown Street and Bay Street.

Sandridge Beach is a quiet Port Phillip Bay beach in Garden City, Port Melbourne, with views toward Melbourne’s skyline.

Sandringham Beach is a sandy Port Phillip Bay beach on Melbourne’s Bayside, backed in parts by elevated coastal landforms.

Sandringham Harbour Beach is a small sandy shore within the Sandringham Yacht Club harbour in Hampton, facing Port Phillip Bay.

Sandy Gully Beach is a quiet sandy cove at Aireys Inlet, nestled between rocky outcrops on Victoria’s Surf Coast.

Seaford Beach is a sandy Port Phillip Bay beach backed by natural coastal vegetation and the Seaford Foreshore Reserve.

Shelly Beach is a sandy bay between Sorrento and Portsea, framed by ti-tree, private jetties, colourful boatsheds and bathing boxes.

Shire Hall Beach is a sheltered, north-facing Port Phillip beach at the eastern end of Mothers Beach in Mornington.

Smelly Beach is a small sandy Bass Strait shore on the Aireys Inlet coast, listed by name on local coastal maps.

Smiths Beach is a roughly one-kilometre, south-west-facing sandy surf beach on Phillip Island.

Sorrento Ocean Beach is an open ocean shore in Mornington Peninsula National Park, about 1.5 kilometres south of Sorrento.

South Melbourne Beach is a broad sandy beach on Port Phillip Bay, with convenient access from inner Melbourne.

Southern Beach is a natural sandy section of the Werribee South shoreline on the western side of Port Phillip Bay.

St Kilda Beach is one of Melbourne’s best-known bay beaches, noted for its broad sandy shore, historic pier and views across the city skyline.

St Pauls Beach is a small sandy cove near Sorrento, set below calcarenite cliffs within the coastal landscape of Mornington Peninsula National Park.

Step Beach is a small coastal cove at Aireys Inlet, below Split Point Lighthouse on Victoria’s Bass Strait coast.

Summerland Beach lies on Phillip Island’s Summerlands Peninsula and is an open surf beach about 1.2 kilometres long, with fine sand, a wide beach face and a continuous sand bar.

Sunnymead Beach is a roughly 600-metre sandy shore at Aireys Inlet on the Great Ocean Road, framed by dramatic cliffs and rocky formations.

Sunnyside Beach on the Mount Eliza foreshore faces the sheltered waters of Port Phillip Bay and forms part of a coastal precinct of sandy and rocky shore, native coastal vegetation and notable geology.

Tassells Cove Dog Beach is a small sandy dog-beach section of Safety Beach between Martha Cove Marina and Bruce Road.

Thirteenth Beach is a broad, sandy stretch of about 4.5 kilometres west of Barwon Heads, opening onto Bass Strait.

Tideways Beach is a small sandy cove on Sullivan Bay in Sorrento, close to the Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club and the Bay Trail.

Torquay Surf Beach, also known as Torquay Back Beach, is the open Bass Strait-facing surf beach beside the Great Ocean Road town of Torquay.

Werribee South Dog Beach is a sandy public dog beach on the western shore of Port Phillip Bay at Werribee South.

West Beach is a compact sandy stretch on Port Phillip Bay in St Kilda, running for about 180 metres between the pier and the beachfront pavilion.

Whites Beach is a broad sandy beach on the Surf Coast at Torquay, backed by low coastal dunes and a well-used network of walking routes.

Williamstown Beach is a broad sandy urban beach on Hobsons Bay, west of Melbourne, with views across Port Phillip Bay.

YCW is a sandy beach on Phillip Island’s southern coast near Smiths Beach, set in a small bay with low coastal surroundings.