Weather Forecast
16.50°C
Current Temperature
24.00km/h
Wind speed
17.25°C
Water Temperature
2.84m
Swell
0.49m
Tide
7/11
UV
Pivot Beach was purposefully created following the Portland Harbour construction, to trap sand that was infilling the harbour. It is located inside a south facing seawall that traps the sand between the wall and the limestone bluffs of Observatory Point. When the beach is full, sand is trucked from here to Nunns Beach on the other side of the harbour. The beach itself is 80 m long, faces south-east and receives waves averaging 0.5 to 1 m. These break over a shallow, attached bar. A permanent rip runs out against the seawall and there are rocks off either side of the beach. A road runs down the bluffs to the seawall where there is an informal car park and beach boat launching area.
Beach Length: 0.08km
General Hazard Rating: 5/10

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Surf Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches. Click here to visit general surf education information.

Information

Formal parking area
Formal parking area
Train
Bus
Passenger ferry
Boat ramp

Regulations

Hazards

Topographic rips

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.