Weather Forecast
25.40°C
Current Temperature
24.00km/h
Wind speed
20.04°C
Water Temperature
2.51m
Swell
0.07m
Tide
8/11
UV
Ocean Grove Beach is located in the centre of the 9.5 km long beach that curves in a broad, south facing arc from Point Lonsdale to the Barwon River mouth. The Ocean Grove section is 2 km long and faces south-east. Some protection is offered by Barwon Heads and the beach receives waves averaging 1.4 m. These waves interact with the fine beach sand to produce a wide, low gradient beach face, fronted by a 300 m wide surf zone that contains strong rips every 250 m. During moderate waves, the rips increase in size and intensity toward Collendina, while decreasing toward Barwon Heads. At low tide, the beach and exposed bar can be over 100 m wide, with the deeper rip channels clearly visible. The town of Ocean Grove backs the beach, with a wide, well-arranged foreshore reserve between the town and the beach. It provides extensive parking, together with most beach amenities. The good parking and easy access, together with the surf club patrols and slightly lower waves make this a popular summer beach. The Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club was formed in 1948 and performs an average of 8 rescues each year.
Beach Length: 2km
General Hazard Rating: 6/10

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

Sun
24 Mar
Mon
18 Mar
Tue
19 Mar
Wed
20 Mar
Thu
21 Mar
Fri
22 Mar
Sat
23 Mar
Ocean Grove SLSC
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13:00 -17:30
10:00 -17:00

Information

Formal parking area
Formal parking area
Toilets Block M/F
Kiosk
Park
BBQ
Picnic
Train
Bus
Passenger ferry

Regulations

Hazards

Winds

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.