Beaches in the Great Ocean Road

Torquay
The safe, protected sandy front beach is popular with families. Fishermans Beach is a favourite for boating, sailing and windsurfing. The back beach, also known as the surf beach, is usually safe for swimming and surfing. Lifesavers patrol during summer.
Surfcoast Highway, 22 kilometres from Geelong

Jan Juc
Just west from Torquay you'll find a cliff-lined sandy beach popular with swimmers, surfers and fishermen. Be careful of rips and currents caused by the shifting sand bottom. Lifesavers patrol during summer.
Off the Great Ocean Road, approximately 22 kilometres from Geelong

Bells Beach
Famous surf beach, home to the world's longest-running professional surfing event, the Rip Curl Pro. Cliff-flanked sandy beach and large ocean swells. Surrounded by a number of surf breaks including Winkipop, Rincon, Southside and Centreside, the Bells area is suitable for experienced surfers only.
Off the Great Ocean Road, approximately 30 kilometres from Geelong

Anglesea
Popular safe, sandy ocean beach, excellent for swimming and surfing. Large vegetation-covered sand dunes protect beach. Lifesavers patrol during summer.
On the Great Ocean Road, 37 kilometres from Geelong

Point Roadknight
Wide, sweeping sandy beach protected by rocky point. Excellent swimming. Also a favourite place for sailing and kitesurfing.
Off the Great Ocean Road, 38 kilometres from Geelong

Fairhaven
Popular surf and swimming beach. Wide sandy beach set against a backdrop of Otway Ranges bush and residential area. Be careful of rips and currents caused by the shifting sand bottom. Lifesavers patrol beach during summer.
On the Great Ocean Road, approximately 50 kilometres from Geelong

Lorne
One of the most popular resort towns on the Great Ocean Road. Wide sandy beach with gentle surf on Loutit Bay. Safe for swimming and surfing. Lifesavers patrol during summer.
On the Great Ocean Road, approximately 65 kilometres from Geelong

Wye River
Sandy beach with lush forest backdrop at the mouth of the Wye River. Safe for swimming and surfing. Lifesavers patrol during the summer months.
On the Great Ocean Road, 86 kilometres from Geelong

Apollo Bay
Wide, crescent-shaped sandy beach. Protected waters make it excellent for swimming. Popular with families. Lifesavers patrol in summer. Surfing nearby.
On the Great Ocean Road, 105 kilometres from Geelong

Blanket Bay
Nestled in the Otway National Park this protected beach has great rockpools for children to explore at either end of the beach. Take care when swimming because this unpatrolled beach can get choppy and may have rips.
On the Great Ocean Road, about 35kms from Apollo Bay.

Johanna
Towering cliffs frame the pristine sandy beach. Excellent surfing but suitable for experienced surfers only. An alternative venue to Bells Beach for the Rip Curl Pro. Unsafe for swimming.
Off the Great Ocean Road, approximately 140 kilometres from Geelong

Port Campbell
Safe swimming beach in Port Campbell Bay. Lifesavers patrol in summer. Surfing in the bay out from the pier. Close to the spectacular attractions of the Port Campbell National Park.
Off the Great Ocean Road

Warrnambool
The city has a number of popular beaches. The main swimming, surfing and sailing beach is Lady Bay and close to the city centre. Lifesavers patrol in summer. Surfing also at Hopkins River mouth and Logans Beach.
Off Pertobe Road

Port Fairy
East Beach is the town’s main beach for safe swimming and surfing. The wide, sandy foreshore extends in a gentle arc from the mouth of the Moyne River. Lifesavers patrol in summer.
Off the Princes Highway

Portland
Nuns Beach is a sweeping sandy beach between Whalers Point and the Lee Breakwater. Surfing beaches nearby at Watertower, Blacknose, Crumpets, Yellow Rock and Murrells.
Off Bentinck Street

Bridgewater Bay
Long, wide sweeping sandy beach set against the towering, rugged Cape Bridgewater headland. Safe for swimming and surfing. Lifesavers patrol during the summer months and up until Easter.