Top rated Beaches in Melbourne, Australia to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2024)

Top rated Beaches in Melbourne

Experience the best that Melbourne has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 76 places from Beach category.

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Portsea Surf Beach

Beach

This popular patrolled beach is known for its surfing & currents, as well as its swimming & fishing.

4.80 (44 reviews) (~62.13 km from centre)

Logans Beach Whale Nursery

Beach

4.80 (39 reviews) (~223 km from centre)

Pearses Beach

Beach

👍👍 Great 15 min walk along the cliffs with some benches on the way to relax and enjoy the views from. Beach quite accessible and has rock shelf to explore before you get into the crashing waves. Not patrolled. Limited shade. Sand flies will pester you in summer on the beach.

4.80 (31 reviews) (~65.08 km from centre)

Torquay Beach

Beach

👍👍 The sand beach is short, mostly mud. But the ocean view is great.

4.70 (1.7K reviews) (~79.9 km from centre)

Sorrento Ocean Beach

Beach

At low tide, rock pools form at this scenic, peninsula beach with an oceanfront cafe.

4.70 (1.5K reviews) (~62.69 km from centre)

Dromana Beach

Beach

👍👍 Very beautiful and calming. Whenever I feel sad and stressed Dromana pier is always there to comfort me. 💕

4.70 (760 reviews) (~57.56 km from centre)

Ocean Grove Beach

Beach

👍👍 Such a gorgeous place for a dip or a casual stroll and situated just below the clifftops where there are some remarkable cafes and eateries to really make a day of it. There is easy access to get down to the beach by a gentle sloping pathway rather than stairs onto a pristine, clean beach that has c...

4.70 (579 reviews) (~63.68 km from centre)

Bushrangers Bay

Nature preserve

Scenic headlands park with a sandy beach, jagged basalt cliffs & coastal nature walk trails.

4.70 (514 reviews) (~74.45 km from centre)

Gunnamatta Ocean Beach

Beach

Picturesque beach known for large waves popular for surfing, fishing & strolling.

4.70 (441 reviews) (~71.02 km from centre)

Torquay Surf Beach

Beach

👍👍 Torquay definitely one of the place to stop when you doing a great ocean road ! Good view and great for picnic as well. Alot of nice restaurant along the way.

4.70 (435 reviews) (~81.19 km from centre)

Bonbeach Beach

Beach

👍👍 Best beach down this way! Fine sand, and a wide beach with plenty of room. Parking is reasonable and it’s also super easy to get to with the newly upgraded train line.

4.70 (269 reviews) (~30.88 km from centre)

Bridgewater Bay

Beach

👍 Great spot along this wonderful coast. Limited parking but generally not very busy, short walk to the beach but not accessible if you have mobility issues . Visit at low tide to make the most of being able to explore the rock pools and walk along the beach, limited accessibility at high tide.

4.70 (200 reviews) (~64.35 km from centre)

Ninety Mile Beach

Beach

Picturesque beach with hiking trails, surf breaks & tall dunes for sandboarding.

4.70 (136 reviews) (~216.98 km from centre)

Mount Martha Beach South

Beach

👍👍 Popular family beach,great for kayaking & paddleboarding on a calm day✅️we saw 2 🐬's today,public toilets 🚻 available & kiosk open in summer months,enjoy your visit 💜💚💙parking can be an issue on hot days 💙

4.70 (119 reviews) (~50.59 km from centre)

Balnarring Beach

Beach

👍👍 Great beach and plenty of activities to do. Check tide times for rockpool exploration. Spectacular playground in a beautiful setting. The elements are simple but kids will still enjoy them. Seating available to watch kids in the shade on a sunny day. Close to beach, good parking, nearby toilets and...

4.70 (99 reviews) (~65.82 km from centre)

Thirteenth Beach

Beach

👍👍 Surf there a lot.....one of the best surf beaches in Victoria. Plenty of breaks to choose from for beginners to the more experienced.

4.70 (90 reviews) (~68.51 km from centre)

Half Moon Bay Beach

Beach

👍 Thankgoodness the path has been repaired 👍rocky in parts,popular with 🐕🐕🐕,lovely sunsets ,photo opportunities 📷great snorkelling here today,good variety of 🐟 🐠 🐟 to follow 👍good snorkelling 🤿today, we saw a stingray today,heaps of krill in the bay at the moment 🪸

4.70 (87 reviews) (~41.19 km from centre)

Bells Beach

Beach

Scenic beach surrounded by cliffs, known for its sizable waves & a long-running surfing competition.

4.70 (73 reviews) (~85.72 km from centre)

Tocumwal Beach

Beach

👍👍 Just completed a perfect 4 night stay at this great riverside camp. Tocumwal is doing a lot of things right. $5/night/person for a flat campsite, potable water, toilets, cold showers and a dump point. It is only 900m to the Main Street with a large supermarket, bakery, butcher, hotels and a number o...

4.70 (70 reviews) (~228.18 km from centre)

St Andrews Beach

Beach

👍👍 Stunning beach. Amazing sand. Very dangerous to swim in, but s few fishermen but a secluded beach. Bit of a walk to get down and up to car. Worth the effort

4.70 (64 reviews) (~69.43 km from centre)

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Top rated Beaches in Melbourne, Australia