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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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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.

Sorrento SLSC (VIC)

Sorrento (Vic) (Lifeguards)

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

Marine Warnings

Tue, 17 Jul 18:36
Cancellation of Road Weather Alert for Melbourne

Tue, 17 Jul 18:27
Severe Weather Warning for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts.

    Weather

    Tuesday 17, Jul 7:50 pm

    Day 15°    Night 8°
    9.3°C
    Showers. Windy

    Water Temperature  11°C

    Swell

    Wind

    Wind: Northwesterly 30 to 35 knots tending northerly 35 to 45 knots during the morning. A west to northwesterly change 30 to 40 knots reaching the far west late morning, and extending throughout by early afternoon. Winds easing to 25 to 30 knots at night.
    Swell: West to southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the morning, then tending westerly 3 to 5 metres around midday.
    Seas: 3 to 5 metres.
    Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Possible hail in the late afternoon and evening.

    Tide

    3 am
    0.91m     		9 am
    0.23m     		4 pm
    0.99m     		10 pm
    0.46m

    UV

    Index: 1 (Low)

    Sun protection not recommended

    Radar

    128 km

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    Weather

    Wednesday 18, Jul

    Day 14°    Night 6°
    Windy. Sunny

    Swell

    Wind

    Wind: Westerly 25 to 30 knots turning northwesterly before dawn and increasing to 30 to 40 knots during the morning. Winds tending west to northwesterly 25 to 30 knots during the evening.
    Swell: Southwesterly 5 to 6 metres.
    Seas: 2.5 to 4 metres, increasing to 4 to 6 metres around midday.
    Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

    Tide

    4 am
    0.92m     		10 am
    0.27m     		5 pm
    1.01m     		11 pm
    0.43m

    UV

    Index: 1 (Low)

    Sun protection not recommended

    Weather

    Tue 17, Jul to Tue 24, Jul

    Swell

    Wind

    Wind: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly during the morning.
    Swell: Southwesterly 5 to 7 metres.
    Seas: 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore.
    Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening. Possible hail in the afternoon and evening.

    Tide

    UV

    Tue 17th 1 (Low) Sun protection not recommended
    Wed 18th 1 (Low) Sun protection not recommended
    Thu 19th 1 (Low) Sun protection not recommended
    Fri 20th 1 (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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