St Kilda Beach

This beach is well suited for families, make sure your family is prepared for the beach conditions, the beach is patrolled by Surf Lifeguards during the summer months.

The beach is very attractive in appearance and also very close to town making it accessible to a great many people. The water is cold all year round and people go swimming during the warmer months of the year. The beach is very dangerous. St Kilda commonly has waves and strong rips, and holes are common. There is also a trough between the inner and outer bar which is dangerous for bathers. The beach has a Surf Life Saving Club and swimmers should remain in the patrolled area and ask the Lifeguards any questions if in doubt.

St Kilda gets a great deal of surf and is surfed regularly by locals in the area. Just to the south is St Clair Beach which is generally more popular for surfing because waves are commonly smaller and more accessible. Conditions on the day will determine where surfers will go.

Surf casting from the beach is possible but not that popular. Open ocean fishing is much better. People can dive around either the northern or southern headlands but there must be no swell.