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Wreck Beach

Victoria, Australia

Wreck Beach 1 photo

  • Photo of the Wreck Creek bridge taken from the sand dunes behind Wreck Beach

    Photo of the Wreck Creek bridge taken from the sand dunes behind Wreck Beach. Destinationq, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:43 pm
7 am
5.5
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
Now
7.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3622 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
3%
Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
5.5Good7 am3019
5.7Good8 am2918
5.7Good9 am2818
6.1Good10 am3119
6.2Good11 am3320
6.2Good12 pm3220
6.3Good1 pm3119
6.4Good2 pm2918
6.7Good3 pm2616
6.9Good4 pm2314
7.4Great5 pm2012
7.2GreatNow1711
6.3Good7 pm1710
Sat
2.8Poor7 am53
1.8Poor8 am53
2.0Poor9 am42
3.1Poor10 am64
2.7Poor11 am85
3.2Poor12 pm106
3.3Poor1 pm95
3.1Poor2 pm106
2.7Poor3 pm149
2.7Poor4 pm148
2.8Poor5 pm149
2.6Poor6 pm1610
2.1Poor7 pm1911
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 10 am, 0.6 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.4 mHigh 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 10 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 4 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 51%
  • Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 42%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Wreck Beach

Wreck Beach is a beach in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. It is located 148 meters from Wreck Bay. The nearest town is Cape Paterson, 3.438 kilometers away, and there is one free parking area within 500 meters.

From Wikipedia

Wreck Beach is a south-west facing, sandy bay (Bass Coast Beach Number 23) located within the Bunurong Marine Park approximately two kilometres south of the town of Cape Paterson and 132 kilometres (82 mi) south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.

The beach is south-west facing fronted by intertidal rock flats and backed by sand dunes extending up to 500m inland and fronted by near continuous intertidal rock flats. At high tide, waves break over the submerged while at low tide, the rocks are exposed.

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

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m750 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
3.4 km2.1 miCape Paterson (village)
Nearest airport
87 km54 miMoorabbin Airport (MBW)

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

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