Thirteenth Beach

City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to 5 pm, sunset 7:47 pm

7 am
5.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good

8 am
5.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good

9 am
6.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good

12 pm
7.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

Now
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

5 pm
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

7 pm
2.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 31°C89°F
Water: 17°C62°F
Wind: 1912 km/hmph NNW
Gusts: 4628 km/hmph
Waves: 1.0 m3 ft
UV: 4 moderate
Tide: rising
Rain: 8%
Sunset: 7:47 pm

Today

5.5Good7 am2717

5.7Good8 am2515

6.3Good9 am2817

6.7Good10 am2817

6.6Good11 am2717

7.1Great12 pm2616

7.3Great1 pm2415

7.4Great2 pm2214

7.2Great3 pm2113

6.2GoodNow1912

5.1Fair5 pm1610

5.2Fair6 pm32

2.1Poor7 pm2013

Sat

2.0Poor7 am85

2.8Poor8 am95

2.0Poor9 am106

3.1Poor10 am96

3.5Poor11 am117

3.7Poor12 pm106

3.8Poor1 pm96

3.7Poor2 pm138

3.4Poor3 pm149

3.1Poor4 pm1510

3.0Poor5 pm149

2.9Poor6 pm128

2.1Poor7 pm106

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 9 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
High 10 am, 0.5 m2 ft
Low 3 pm, -0.3 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 Thirteenth Beach

Thirteenth Beach is a beach in Victoria, Australia, covering an area of 230,355 square meters. It is 6.3 kilometers long and located 6,065 meters from the nearest town, Ocean Grove.

From Wikipedia

Thirteenth Beach is located west of Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia and the name is taken from the close proximity of the beach to the thirteenth hole of the Barwon Heads Golf Course. Stretching along 4.5 kilometres of coast, Black Rock marks the western end.
13th Beach or commonly known as "13th" is extremely popular with surfers of all ability due to its diverse waves and breaks that stretch along the beach. Professional surfers frequent the beach.

Source: Thirteenth Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m550 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town: 6.1 km3.8 miOcean Grove (town)
Nearest airport: 27 km17 miAvalon Airport (AVV)

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

Nearby beaches

RAAFs Beach3.8 km2.4 mi east away
6.8 Good
Bancoora Beach4.6 km2.9 mi west away
7.4 Great
Buckleys (Stingray) Bay5.2 km3.2 mi west away
7.4 Great
Breamlea Beach6.5 km4.0 mi west away
6.8 Good
Point Impossible Beach7.7 km4.8 mi west away
7.4 Great

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 83%
Sun2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
Mon6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 65%
Tue6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 77%
Wed6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 51%
Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 10%