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Peterborough Beach

Shire of Corangamite, Victoria, Australia

Peterborough Beach 1 photo

  • Peterborough Beach and Newfold Bay, Victoria, Australia.

    Peterborough Beach and Newfold Bay, Victoria, Australia.. Lil-Panadol123, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:54 pm
7 am
3.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.9
35 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
36 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
38 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.4
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.9
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
4.5
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
1.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph W
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
2.5 m8 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
68%
Sunset
7:54 pm
Today
3.9Poor7 am3522
4.9Fair8 am3521
5.2Fair9 am3623
4.7Fair10 am3823
3.4Poor11 am3823
3.9Poor12 pm3622
4.5Fair1 pm3321
3.7Poor2 pm3119
1.1Poor3 pm2113
2.2PoorNow2113
2.0Poor5 pm1710
1.9Poor6 pm138
1.7Poor7 pm117
Sat
4.0Fair7 am96
4.4Fair8 am85
3.9Poor9 am74
4.0Fair10 am85
3.6Poor11 am74
3.6Poor12 pm96
3.4Poor1 pm149
3.3Poor2 pm1510
3.0Poor3 pm1912
2.6Poor4 pm2012
2.3Poor5 pm2314
2.0Poor6 pm2415
1.8Poor7 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 12 am, 0.2 m. Low at 7 am, -<0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 0.2 mLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • Low 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 61%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 56%
  • Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 61%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 22%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Peterborough Beach

Peterborough Beach is a beach in Peterborough, Victoria, Australia. It is 1.743 kilometers from Wild Dog Cove and 846 meters from the nearest bus stop. There is one parking area within 500 meters of the beach.

From Wikipedia

Peterborough Beach is an ocean beach at Peterborough, on the Great Ocean Road in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies immediately east of the mouth of Curdies Inlet, with Newfield Bay Beach occupying the eastern side of the same coastal sand barrier. Both beaches are partly sheltered by offshore reefs and are among the more readily accessible beaches along this section of the coast. Peterborough Beach is approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft) long, while Newfield Bay Beach extends for about 700 metres (2,300 ft).

Source: Peterborough Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 850 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
850 m0.5 miPeterborough General Store/Macs St
Nearest town
910 m0.6 miPeterborough (village)
Nearest airport
52 km32 miWarrnambool Airport (WMB)

Nearby places

  • Peterborough General StoreFood and drink
    850 m0.5 mi

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

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