Summary of Mornington Peninsula Beaches
A summary of the facilities at the beaches, both Port Phillip Bay and Ocean, along the Mornington Peninsula is:
Port Phillip Bay Beaches
Portsea / Sorrento
Portsea Pier area: Good deep water, BBQ facilities, toilets, playground, tables, limited beach space
Point King: Pt King Rd, no facilities, limited parking, short walk, sandy track
Shelley Beach: Franklin-Hemston Ave, no facilities, limited parking, 30m sandy track
Sorrento Pier/foreshore area: safe swimming, ticket parking area near pier, toilets, tables
St Pauls Road: carpark, BBQ, tables, toilets, playground, short track to beach
Sullivan Bay: safe beach, Pt Nepean Rd/Westmore Ave, carpark, tables, shower
Blairgowrie / Rye
Hughes Rd: Parking, BBQ, tables, toilets, leash-free dog beach
Camerons Bight: carpark, easy access timber ramp, leash-free dog beach, jetty
Blairgowrie foreshore: opp. Blairgowrie Shops, tables, parking along Pt Nepean Rd, toilets
Tyrone Foreshore: Canterbury Jetty Rd to Flinders St, BBQ, tables, toilets, Playground
Whitecliffs: Starts at Dundas St, carparks, boardwalk, tracks to beach, toilets, showers
Rye Foreshore: Dundas St - Burdett St, Rye Pier carpark ticket, Nov-April, pathways, BBQ, tables, toilets, children's playground
Tootgarook to Rosebud
Truemans Rd - Capel Sound Foreshore: BBQ, toilets, tables
Chinaman's Creek area: Section 14 - carparking, toilets, boat hire,
Boneo Road: Safe beach, carparking, playground, tables, BBQ, toilets,
Rosebud Pier: Carparking, tables, toilets, outdoor shower, children's playground
Rosebud Section 5-6: BBQ, tables, parking, toilets, outdoor shower sandy track
McCrae / Dromana / Safety Beach
Yacht Club Area: Carparking, toilets, tables
Anthony's Nose: Parking areas, boat launching, tables, outdoor shower, toilets
Dromana Pier area: Carparking, BBQ, tables, toilets
Marine Drive: Carparking, BBQ, toilets, tables
Ocean Beaches
WARNING Ocean beaches are unpredictable with rips and are very dangerous please use extreme caution.
Portsea Life Saving Club
Patrolled weekends Nov to Easter & every day from Xmas to the end of January, strong rips, parking, toilets, shower, hard access/steps. Great views from observation carpark. Walk along beach west to London Bridge (Farnsworth track)
Sorrento
Sorrento Back Beach: Patrolled weekend Nov to Easter and every day from Xmas to the end of Jan. Drive to the end of Ocean Beach Rd - 1.5km from town centre, carparking, paths and timber ramp access. Coppins Lookout, kiosk, toilets, shower, BBQ, tables. Low tide: great rock pool for swimming
Diamond Bay Rd Beach: Protected swimming beach, not patrolled, spectacular views, steps, sandy track
Koonya Beach: Hughes Rd, not patrolled, car park, toilets, spectacular views, steps, sandy track
Blairgowrie
Bridgewater Bay: Spectacular views, rockpools, steps and sandy track to beach, not patrolled
Rye / St Andrews Beach
Rye Back Beach: past Dundas St shops, carpark, toilets, turn right & follow beach signs. Great views, no facilities, carpark, sandy tracks to beach
Number 16 Beach: Access off Tasman Dve opposite general store, not patrolled, Dragons Head and Lizard Rock great for photographers
Gunnamatta - End of Truemans Road
Patrolled every day Xmas to the end of Jan., weekends Dec. to Easter, shower, toilets, sandy tracks to beach
Note: Information provided by Sorrento Beachside Visitor Information Centre, 38 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento
