Beaches
Local Beaches
Our spectacular foreshore extends for 11.16 kilometres from Port Melbourne, through St Kilda to Elwood. Our beaches are among the most popular in Melbourne for recreation and provide an important habitat for indigenous vegetation and wildlife.
Facilities include a continuous shared cycle and pedestrian pathway, boating and sporting facilities, restaurants, pavilions, children's playgrounds, BBQs, public toilets and car parking.
Sandridge Beach
A quiet residential beach with views to the city, the Piers, playground and BBQ areas makes this a great place to bring the family. Beacon Cove also offers restaurants whilst Perc White Reserve and the Webb Dock Trail is highly valued for its regional significant native vegetation as a coastal nature reserve and for passive recreation.
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L - R Sandridge Beach with CBD in background, Web Dock Trail, Sandridge Beach
L - R Arial of Perc White Reserve, Perc White Reserve, Superb Fairy Wren.
Port Melbourne Beach
Wide sand beaches, dunal areas and grass areas dotted with palm trees, make this a truly beautiful beach. Close to CBD and public transport, its walking paths, bike paths and beach tennis makes it popular for residents and visitors alike.
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L - R Port Melbourne Dunal Vegetation, Bandstand Rotunda, Port Melbourne Beach
L - R Kerferd Road Pier, Station Pier, Lagoon Pier
South Melbourne / Middle Park Beach
This popular beach and picturesque Kerferd Road Pier is well recognised by families, sunbathers, anglers, volleyballers and swimmers alike. It also plays host to a playground, cafés and new public toilets. Council is working to protect and maintain the $5 million renourished Middle park beach as well as upgrade the community lifesaving clubs.
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St Kilda Beach
Cosmopolitan St Kilda Beach is one of Melbourne's most popular attractions. The historic pier and penguins, summer sporting and music events, kite boarding, cafes and restaurants, nightlife and multi use promenade, provides something for everyone.
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L - R St Kilda Promenade,
L - R St Kilda Promendade Broadwalk, St Kilda Pier, West Beach St Kilda
Elwood Beach
The beautiful Elwood foreshore with its bridges, walking paths, bike paths, coastal vegetation, BBQ areas, lifesaving club, sailing and angling clubs, sea scouts, and restaurant and kiosks is a great place to take the family. Council is also working with the State Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) to invest $3 million to renourish the beach from erosion and filter stormwater flows.
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L - R View to CBD from Point Ormond, Point Ormond Pedestrian Path, Elwood Foreshore Bike and Pedestrian Path
L - R Norfolk Island Pines, Elwood Foreshore, Elwood Beach
Visitor Information
Parking on the foreshore
One of the advantages of being a Port Phillip resident or a member of an approved foreshore club or association is that you can apply for a foreshore parking permit. Vehicles displaying a valid foreshore parking permit are exempt from paying parking fees at all paid parking locations along both sides of the Beach Road and all carparks located between the Beach Road and the foreshore.
Visit : Annual Parking Permits for information about how to apply.
Leave the car at home
Visit : sustainable transport options for information of tram, train, bus, cycle and walking options when visiting the foreshore.
Put litter in its place this summer: no cuts, no butts
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Smoking and glass are no longer allowed on the sand at Port Phillip beaches.
Council’s cleaning program collects more broken glass and cigarette butts than any other kind of litter. Other frequently littered items include plastic bottles, dog droppings, fast food wrappers, chewing gum, chip and confectionery bags, ATM receipts, cardboard boxes and polystyrene.
Litter damages the environment and hurts wildlife. Rubbish usually ends up floating into Port Phillip Bay and can wash ashore. Even if you litter away from the bay, your litter makes its way to the water via stormwater drains.
So, bin it, or swim in it.
Visit: No Cuts No Butts for information on keeping the foreshore clean.
Beach and street cleaning services
Port Phillip’s beaches are cleaned both mechanically and manually. Mechanical equipment sieves sand to remove litter. Cleaning crews manually collect other debris that cannot be removed mechanically. During summer bin crews work from both ends of the municipality towards St Kilda. When the temperature is over 25ºC additional crews are rostered on to empty bins at St Kilda Beach (and Acland Street) during the evening.
The City of Port Phillip currently spends nearly $1 million on beach cleaning which includes a grant from the Victorian State Government that covers around one third of the total cost.
To see full details of the street and beach cleaning schedule, please click here to view the summer events guide and beach cleaning schedule.
Dogs on beaches
Dogs are allowed on some Port Phillip beaches. See the Dogs on Beaches page for details about which beaches and when.
External Information
Water Safety - 'Play it Safe by the Water'
Water Safety - 'Play it Safe by the Water'
This Victorian Government website promotes water safety at the beach, pool and inland waters, through education and awareness. The site has lots of useful information and tips, including how a rip works and an excellent kids education section.
Visit : www.watersafety.vic.gov.au
EPA beach report
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) provides a beach report detailing beach conditions including water quality, rubbish, and stormwater discharge.
Visit : www.epa.vic.gov.au/beachreport
New Boating and Swimming Only Zones
In consultation with the community, Parks Victoria and Marine Safety Victoria have reviewed the boating zones around the bay. The new boating and swimming only zones have been approved and are progressively being implemented from October 2010. Parks Victoria is undertaking local and
general education campaigns for waterway users. Notices to mariners are also issued to advise of the new zone arrangements.
The new boating zones can be found in the Parks Victoria publication ‘Boating Guides’ (call 13 19 63 for a copy) or in recent editions of Melway street directories. Alternatively ‘Boating on the Bay’ may be downloaded from the Parks Victoria website under Publications/Boating & Ports Information/General.
Personal Water Craft (PWC) users are monitored by Parks Victoria and the Victorian Water Police. PWC includes all boats, jet skis, kiteboards, etc.
Visit : Parks Victoria
Call : 13 19 63
Recreational Boating - Marine Safety Victoria
Marine Safety Victoria (MSV) is the State's marine safety agency and is responsible for recreational boating operations & licencing, boating safety and awareness. The MSV website has the Recreational Boating Handbook in 9 languages, practice tests online for boats and personal water crafts and the 'Where to Go Boating in Victoria' Online Map and more.
Visit : www.marinesafety.vic.gov.au
Royal Life Saving Society of Australia (RLSSA) (Vic)
The RLSSA is a volunteer organisation that provides water safety education, lifesaving and first aid training, and Lifeguard supervision for beaches and pools. There are six clubs that patrol our beaches to keep them safe. See Victoria's page on the Royal Life Saving Society's web page for more information.
BOM weather report
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) provides up to date weather forecasts and coastal warnings. Remember to check the conditions before you go boating or fishing. Visit : www.bom.gov.au
Current Planning
More information
ASSIST Service Centre
phone : (03) 9209 6777
email : assist@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Alternatively use eServices to ask us a question, request information or give us feedback online.
