Check the Beach

Port Melbourne Beach

Victoria, Australia

Port Melbourne Beach 3 photos

  • Sea Change at Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne

    Sea Change at Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne. Donaldytong, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Shopping strip in Bay Street, Port Melbourne

    Shopping strip in Bay Street, Port Melbourne. Donaldytong, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Port Melbourne Foreshore Near The Port Melbourne Yacht Club

    Port Melbourne Foreshore Near The Port Melbourne Yacht Club. Donaldytong, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
7.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
Now
8.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to 7 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
30°C85°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
2013 km/hmph N
Gusts
5434 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
4%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
7.3Great7 am2415
6.7Good8 am2113
6.6Good9 am2515
6.9Good10 am2616
7.8Great11 am2616
7.9Great12 pm2516
8.1Great1 pm2415
8.2Great2 pm2214
8.1GreatNow2013
7.4Great4 pm1811
7.6Great5 pm1710
7.4Great6 pm1710
6.0Good7 pm138
Sat
6.1Good7 am53
6.0Good8 am53
5.3Fair9 am53
5.4Fair10 am74
5.2Fair11 am85
5.0Fair12 pm96
4.8Fair1 pm106
4.4Fair2 pm85
2.7Poor3 pm95
3.8Poor4 pm106
3.7Poor5 pm85
3.8Poor6 pm85
3.7Poor7 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 9 am, 0.5 mHigh 8 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.5 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 8 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.5 m1 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

  • Restrooms90 m290 ft away
  • ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking20 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m120 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink45 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m600 ft
Nearest town
4 km2.5 miMelbourne (city)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miEssendon Fields Airport (MEB)

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

Nearby beaches

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.

  • Sat6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 84%
  • Sun2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 56%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 39%
  • Thu7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%