Check the Beach

Main Beach

Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia

Main Beach 5 photos

  • Cowes Pier - panoramio

    Cowes Pier - panoramio. Con Tassios, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Cowes pier

    Cowes pier. Davidwillison, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Cowes Phillip Island

    Cowes Phillip Island. Davidwillison, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Palaeosia sp.

    Palaeosia sp.. Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Ectopatria horologa

    Ectopatria horologa. Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
6.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
Now
7.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.9
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7 pm
4.4
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to 7 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C76°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
6.5Good7 am2817
6.2Good8 am2918
5.8Good9 am3220
5.7Good10 am3320
6.6Good11 am3220
6.5Good12 pm3119
7.1Great1 pm3019
7.2Great2 pm2918
7.4Great3 pm2817
7.4GreatNow2516
7.5Great5 pm2213
6.9Good6 pm1911
4.4Fair7 pm2315
Sat
2.0Poor7 am63
2.0Poor8 am63
3.3Poor9 am85
3.3Poor10 am85
3.3Poor11 am85
3.3Poor12 pm96
3.4Poor1 pm85
3.3Poor2 pm117
3.0Poor3 pm1711
2.8Poor4 pm1811
2.9Poor5 pm149
2.9Poor6 pm148
2.9Poor7 pm149
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, -0.4 m. High at 10 am, 0.6 mHigh 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 10 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

  • Restrooms60 m200 ft away
  • Showers50 m170 ft away
  • Drinking water120 m380 ft away
  • Parking12 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m550 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink54 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables30 m90 ft away
  • Playground440 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
290 m940 ft
Nearest town
300 m970 ftCowes (town)
Nearest airport
54 km34 miMoorabbin Airport (MBW)

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 Main 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 18 km/h11 mph, rain 88%
  • Sun1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 46%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 35%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 26%