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Sorrento Ocean (back) VIC

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Sorrento Ocean or Back Beach lies at the end of Ocean Beach Road, 1.5 km south of the bayside town of Sorrento. There is a large car park and a picnic area, as well as a new surf lifesaving club, on the bluffs behind the beach. The beach... Read more

Sorrento Ocean or Back Beach lies at the end of Ocean Beach Road, 1.5 km south of the bayside town of Sorrento. There is a large car park and a picnic area, as well as a new surf lifesaving club, on the bluffs behind the beach. The beach lies in a natural amphitheatre formed by the protruding western headland and the patchy offshore reefs. The beach faces south-west and waves average 1.6 m over the reefs, but are lower at the beach. Here they have built one of the wider beaches in this section, with a continuous attached bar.

Swimming

Moderately safe on the inner section of the bar at high tide and clear of the rocks; however, watch the rips and rocks at low tide. Stay between the flags.

Surfing

Usually a low shorebreak at the beach.

Fishing

At low tide deep water can be fished from the rock platforms.

General

A popular beach for sun bathers and those wanting more action than at the Sorrento Bay Beach; and relatively safe under average waves.

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Sorrento SLSC (VIC)

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Information

About

Sorrento, VIC 3943

Length:
0.4km

General Beach Hazard Rating:
6/10 (Moderately hazardous)

Beach Key:
 vic268

Nearby beaches

St Pauls
St Pauls
0.85km
Diamond Bay
Diamond Bay
1.57km
Sorrento Park
Sorrento Park
1.85km

Hazards

  • Sharks
    Sharks
  • Topographic rips
    Topographic rips
  • High Tide Range
    High Tide Range

Information Symbols

  • Formal parking area
  • Drinking water
  • Toilets
  • Kiosk
  • BBQ
  • Picnic
  • Bus
  • Train
  • Passenger ferry

    Weather

    Thursday 24, May 4:39 am

    Day 15°    Night 10°
    12.7°C
    Morning shower or two

    Water Temperature  15°C

    Swell

    Wind

    Wind: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
    Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres during the morning.
    Seas: Below 1 metre.
    Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

    Tide

    7 am
    0.86m     		1 am
    0.48m     		8 pm
    0.94m     		1 pm
    0.37m

    UV

    Index: 2 (Low)

    Sun protection not recommended

    Radar

    128 km

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    Weather

    Friday 25, May

    Day 14°    Night 7°
    Becoming sunny

    Swell

    Wind

    Wind: Variable about 10 knots.
    Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.
    Seas: Below 1 metre.
    Weather: Partly cloudy.

    Tide

    8 am
    0.86m     		2 am
    0.48m     		9 pm
    0.93m     		1 pm
    0.45m

    UV

    Index: 2 (Low)

    Sun protection not recommended

    Weather

    Thu 24, May to Thu 31, May

    Swell

    Wind

    Wind: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the morning and increasing 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
    Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
    Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west during the evening.
    Weather: Partly cloudy.

    Tide

    UV

    Thu 24th 2 (Low) Sun protection not recommended
    Fri 25th 2 (Low) Sun protection not recommended
    Sat 26th 2 (Low) Sun protection not recommended
    Sun 27th 2 (Low) Sun protection not recommended

    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.

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