POINT LONSDALE (BACK) SURF Beach is patrolled and has green covid status

VIC Queenscliffe Point Lonsdale Directions
Weather Forecast
10.80°C
Current Temperature
0.00km/h
Wind speed
19.09°C
Water Temperature
2.59m
Swell
1.48m
Tide
6/11
UV
Point Lonsdale forms the western side of Port Phillip Heads, with The Rip separating it from Point Nepean. The town of Point Lonsdale has a protected bay beach and more exposed ocean beaches. The main ocean beach is known as the Surf or Back Beach and is the site of Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club, founded in 1947. A walking track leads from the surf club over the dunes to the beach. Surf Beach extends for 900 m from a wide, intertidal rock platform, located just east of the surf lifesaving club, to where more rocks and reefs outcrop in the surf. In fact, low tide rock flats dominate this beach and are clearly visible at low tide. The beach faces south-west and receives waves averaging 1.4 m, which produce a single attached bar, cut by strong rips every 250 m. In addition, strong permanent rips run out against some of the reefs, the worst being The Escalator to the left of the club house. These rips have been responsible for many rescues, with an average of 30 each year. There have also been drownings at the beach, so be very wary and stay between the flags.
Beach Length: 0.9km
General Hazard Rating: 8/10

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

Sun
31 Mar
Mon
25 Mar
Tue
26 Mar
Wed
27 Mar
Thu
28 Mar
Fri
29 Mar
Sat
30 Mar
Point Lonsdale SLSC
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13:00 -16:00
10:30 -16:00

Information

Formal parking area
Toilets Block M/F
Playground
Toilets Block Disabled
Power supply
Lookout
Park
BBQ
Picnic
Mobile Phone Coverage
Bus

Regulations

No Spear Fishing
No Removing Shellfish
Fires Prohibited
Dogs Must be on a Leash
Other
No Dogs Allowed

Hazards

Littoral currents
Slippery rocks
Rocks
Winds

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.