South Beach
Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
No photo of South Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:45 pm7.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
6.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
6.1
31 km/h20 mph wind, Good
7.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
6.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
7.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
7.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
7.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
7.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4.8
26 km/h16 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
- 19°C65°F
- Wind
- 2516 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 3321 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
- UV
- 6 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:45 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
- Low 3 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 9 am, 0.4 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
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Playground490 m0.3 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 220 m730 ftSouth Beach Rd/Tasman Rd
- Nearest town
- 7.7 km4.8 miMerricks (village)
- Nearest airport
- 47 km29 miMoorabbin Airport (MBW)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Western Park Beach0.7 km0.4 mi east away7.8 Great
- Somers Beach1.3 km0.8 mi west away7.8 Great
- Woolley Beach6.7 km4.2 mi north-east away7.8 Great
- Saltwater Creek Beach6.8 km4.2 mi south away6.4 Good
- Jacks Beach6.9 km4.3 mi north away7.8 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 80%
- Sun2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 100%
- Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 48%
- Tue5.8 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 74%
- Wed6.1 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 35%
- Thu6.3 GoodBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 22%