West Beach
City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
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.
Facilities
- Restrooms250 m800 ft away
- Drinking water120 m380 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m570 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink50 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground340 m0.2 mi awayCatani Gardens Playspace
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 270 m890 ftFraser Street/Park Street
- Nearest town
- 4.9 km3 miMelbourne (city)
- Nearest airport
- 16 km10 miEssendon Fields Airport (MEB)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Middle Park Beach1.0 km0.6 mi north-west away8.2 Great
- St Kilda Beach1.3 km0.8 mi south-east away8.2 Great
- South Melbourne beach2.2 km1.3 mi north-west away8.2 Great
- Port Melbourne Beach3.1 km1.9 mi north-west away8.2 Great
- Elwood Beach3.4 km2.1 mi south away8.2 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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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%