Front Beach

Victoria, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to 5 pm, sunset 7:47 pm

7 am
4.8
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

8 am
5.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.4
33 km/h20 mph wind, Fair

10 am
6.0
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.5
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good

2 pm
7.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great

Now
7.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

4 pm
6.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

5 pm
5.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
4.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

7 pm
1.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 24°C74°F
Water: 16°C61°F
Wind: 2113 km/hmph N
Gusts: 2717 km/hmph
Waves: 1.3 m4 ft
UV: 7 high
Tide: rising
Rain: 3%
Sunset: 7:47 pm

Today

4.8Fair7 am3119

5.1Fair8 am3019

5.4Fair9 am3320

6.0Good10 am3321

6.3Good11 am3220

6.5Good12 pm3018

6.9Good1 pm2717

7.3Great2 pm2314

7.2GreatNow2113

6.6Good4 pm1711

5.4Fair5 pm138

4.8Fair6 pm85

1.6Poor7 pm2515

Sat

1.9Poor7 am96

2.9Poor8 am106

3.3Poor9 am117

3.2Poor10 am117

3.3Poor11 am127

3.4Poor12 pm117

3.4Poor1 pm117

3.2Poor2 pm1711

2.9Poor3 pm1811

2.7Poor4 pm1912

2.6Poor5 pm1710

2.7Poor6 pm149

2.7Poor7 pm106

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 9 pm, 0.5 m1 ft
Low 3 am, -0.3 m1 ft
High 10 am, 0.5 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

Restrooms290 m950 ft away
Drinking water220 m720 ft away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 mi
Picnic tables60 m190 ft away
Playground120 m400 ft away
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 100 m330 ftPoint Lonsdale Town Centre/Point Lonsdale Road
Nearest town: 1.3 km0.8 miPoint Lonsdale (town)
Nearest airport: 30 km19 miAvalon Airport (AVV)

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

Nearby beaches

Point Lonsdale (Back) Surf1.0 km0.6 mi south-west away
7.3 Great
Queenscliff - Pier Beach4.8 km3.0 mi east away
7.3 Great
Cheviot Beach5.6 km3.5 mi south-east away
6.5 Good
Portsea Front Beach9.7 km6.0 mi south-east away
6.0 Good
Portsea Surf Beach9.8 km6.1 mi south-east away
6.0 Good

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 83%
Sun1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 100%
Mon5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 65%
Tue5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 77%
Wed6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 51%
Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 10%