Eastern Vic Surf Report - Beginners & Kids
Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island to Mallacoota
Best Beginners & Kids Surf Spots*
Mornington Peninsula to Phillip Island
Smiths & YCW Beach on Phillip Island along with Point Leo Beaches (mid to high tide) on the Mornington Pensinsula are best for shelter from South to large South Westerly swells and on North to Westerly winds with marginal shelter from South Westerly winds.
Open beaches are normally best avoided apart from on very small swells & Northerly winds.
Kilcunda to Wilsons Promontory
Sheltered Western ends of Surf Beach Inverloch & Waratah Bay are best for shelter from South to large Westerly swells and on North to Westerly winds with marginal shelter from South Westerly winds.
Sandy Point & Normans Beach Wilsons Promontory are best on smaller swells & North to Easterly winds.
Open beaches are normally best avoided apart from on very small swells & Northerly winds.
Lakes Entrance to Mallacoota
Main Beach Mallacoota best for shelter from large South West to mid sized Southerly swells along with small Easterly swells and on North West to South Westerly winds with marginal shelter from Southerly winds.
Open beaches like Lakes Entrance Beaches are normally best avoided apart from on very small swells & Northerly winds.
Remember, catching green (unbroken) waves is often easier on mid to high tides (less nosedives) or if the waves are too big or challenging, surf whitewater waves close to shore, which is often best on mid to low tides in waist deep water.
Click the tide tab on the charts above for more info on tide times & heights today.
* Some of these surf spots are not patrolled by lifeguards. Remember to always surf safely & practise good surfing etiquette.
