The town of Peterborough lies at the mouth of Curdies Inlet: a moderately large, open lagoon. The inlet is blocked by a 1.5 km long, 300 to 400 m wide sand barrier. This consists of 10 to 20 m high dunes and a cuspate foreland in lee of Schomberg Reef, containing two beaches. The Great Ocean Road runs along the back of the barrier and crosses the inlet to the small town of Peterborough. The two beaches are Newfield Bay Beach, on the eastern side of the sandy foreland, and Peterborough Beach to the west. Newfield Bay is accessible from the road, with a parking area at the eastern end. The beach is 700 m long, faces south and is partially protected by the offshore reefs. As a result, the beach is steep and barless toward the reef. Closer to the car park, the waves are slightly higher and there is a continuous attached bar with an increasing chance of rips. read more

Beach Length: 0.7km