Check the Beach

Five Mile Beach

Victoria, Australia

Five Mile Beach 1 photo

  • A view across 5 Mile Beach in the northern part of Wilson's Prom. The photo is taken from near the top of the hill between the 5 Mile Beach camp and Johnny Souey Cove.

    A view across 5 Mile Beach in the northern part of Wilson's Prom. The photo is taken from near the top of the hill between the 5 Mile Beach camp and Johnny Souey Cove.. Kauos, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm
7 am
7.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
Now
7.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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
22°C71°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
21 km/hmph E
Gusts
32 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
3%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
7.5Great7 am128
7.6Great8 am127
7.6Great9 am159
7.4Great10 am1711
7.4Great11 am1912
8.0Great12 pm1710
7.9Great1 pm128
7.3Great2 pm64
7.1Great3 pm32
7.0GreatNow21
7.2Great5 pm42
7.5Great6 pm64
7.5Great7 pm74
Sat
3.2Poor7 am85
2.0Poor8 am64
2.0Poor9 am74
2.3Poor10 am53
2.9Poor11 am42
2.1Poor12 pm32
2.1Poor1 pm63
2.0Poor2 pm85
2.1Poor3 pm64
2.4Poor4 pm74
3.4Poor5 pm95
3.3Poor6 pm127
3.0Poor7 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 3 am, -0.5 m. High at 9 am, 0.6 mHigh 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 9 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.6 m2 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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
82 km51 miLatrobe Valley Airport (TGN)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Five Mile Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 71%
  • Sun3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 51%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 75%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 20%