St Kilda Beach
Victoria, Australia
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 3 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:44 pm7.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
7.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
7.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
8.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
8.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
8.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
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
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
About St Kilda Beach
St Kilda Beach is a sandy beach located in Melbourne, Victoria, and covers an area of 26,994 square meters. It is 894 meters long and has a nearby toilet facility located 78 meters away.
St Kilda Beach is a beach located in St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south from the Melbourne city centre. It is Melbourne's most famous beach. The beach is a sandy beach about 700 metres (2,300 ft) long between St Kilda Marina and St Kilda Harbour along Jacka Boulevard and St Kilda Esplanade. It is located at the north-east corner of Port Phillip and is protected from ocean swell, though still affected by strong westerly winds. With Port Phillip Bay being open to the sea, St Kilda Beach is subject to regular tides.
Source: St Kilda Beach, Victoria on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms80 m260 ft away
- Showers150 m490 ft away
- Drinking water70 m240 ft away
- Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m440 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink85 within 1 km0.6 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 280 m900 ft
- Nearest town
- 6.1 km3.8 miMelbourne (city)
- Nearest airport
- 16 km10 miMoorabbin Airport (MBW)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- West Beach1.3 km0.8 mi north-west away8.2 Great
- Elwood Beach2.2 km1.4 mi south away8.2 Great
- Middle Park Beach2.2 km1.4 mi north-west away8.2 Great
- South Melbourne beach3.4 km2.1 mi north-west away8.2 Great
- Port Melbourne Beach4.3 km2.6 mi north-west away8.2 Great
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near St Kilda Beach.
Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.
Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.
Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.
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%