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Step Beach

Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia

Step Beach 5 photos

  • Freestones roadhouse 60s diner, airey's inlet victoria - panoramio

    Freestones roadhouse 60s diner, airey's inlet victoria - panoramio. ross bate, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Split Point, Aireys Inlet, West view 20230218 1

    Split Point, Aireys Inlet, West view 20230218 1. DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Split Point Lighthouse

    Split Point Lighthouse. Steve Bittinger from Canberra, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Splitpoint Lighthouse

    Splitpoint Lighthouse. pjluk from UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Split Point Lighthouse

    Split Point Lighthouse. Paul Carmona, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to 4 pm, sunset 7:49 pm
7 am
6.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
Now
6.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
3.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
30°C87°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
6138 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
12%
Sunset
7:49 pm
Today
6.4Good7 am1711
7.2Great8 am1610
7.6Great9 am1912
7.5Great10 am2113
7.2Great11 am2516
7.2Great12 pm2616
7.2Great1 pm2516
7.2Great2 pm2515
6.3GoodNow2415
5.1Fair4 pm2013
5.2Fair5 pm159
4.2Fair6 pm128
3.5Poor7 pm95
Sat
2.8Poor7 am64
2.9Poor8 am95
3.0Poor9 am106
3.2Poor10 am106
3.4Poor11 am96
3.7Poor12 pm85
3.8Poor1 pm96
3.9Poor2 pm106
3.9Poor3 pm106
3.6Poor4 pm106
3.5Poor5 pm96
3.3Poor6 pm117
2.0Poor7 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 3 am, -0.2 m. High at 10 am, 0.5 mHigh 9 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 3 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 10 am, 0.5 m2 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.5 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m300 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 260 m840 ft
  • Picnic tables340 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground430 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
610 m0.4 miBambra Rd/Great Ocean Rd
Nearest town
380 m0.2 miAireys Inlet (village)
Nearest airport
42 km26 miColac Airport (XCO)

Nearby places

  • The Lighthouse Tea RoomsCoffee shop
    260 m840 ft
  • A La GrecqueFood and drink
    480 m0.3 mi
  • Aireys Inlet Fish & ChipsFish and chips
    690 m0.4 mi
  • The Captain of AireysPizza
    700 m0.4 mi
  • Mr. T & MeFood and drink
    730 m0.5 mi

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 Step Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 77%
  • Sun2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 64%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 43%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 22%