Altona Dog Beach
City of Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm6.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
6.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
6.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
7.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Great
7.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
8.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
8.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
8.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 24°C75°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 2113 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 2817 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 6 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 15%
- Sunset
- 7:45 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
- Low 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
- High 9 am, 0.5 m1 ft
- Low 3 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- Restrooms200 m660 ft away
- Showers160 m530 ft away
- Drinking water90 m300 ft away
- Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m590 ft. Listed as free
- Picnic tables420 m0.3 mi away
- Boat ramp330 m0.2 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 900 m0.6 miNoordenne Ave/Millers Rd
- Nearest airport
- 16 km10 miEssendon Fields Airport (MEB)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Altona Beach2.1 km1.3 mi west away8.1 Great
- Williamstown Beach3.6 km2.2 mi east away8.1 Great
- Sandridge Beach6.7 km4.1 mi north-east away8.2 Great
- Port Melbourne Beach7.9 km4.9 mi east away8.2 Great
- South Melbourne beach8.5 km5.3 mi east away8.2 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 90%
- Sun2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 100%
- Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 46%
- Tue7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 59%
- Wed7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 24%
- Thu7.0 GreatBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 8%