portsea back beach

timmylisa789

At low tides, there are little rock pools that you can safely swim in. Kid friendly as well. They are beautiful to even just look at. Starfish and other little sea creatures live in them as well but it is safe to go in. Beautiful beach

392janety

The Portsea area in Mornington Peninsula is very beautiful. The water is turquoise in color and with different shades. No wonder this is the most expensive area in the whole Australia.

BridgetCT

Driving through all the beautiful beach towns out to Portsea you will see some magnificent views and lovely homes. My friend and I knew a local who was kind enough to drive us out to the quarantine station where for $10.00 you can take a bus out to the end of the head, the inlet where Phillip Bay meets the Bass Straight. The views from this historic fort are incredible. You look out over the Straight and Bay with the wild inlet water between. You have the option of taking the bus back for the return trip after viewing the WWI forts or you can walk back as far as you like and pick up the bus at designated stops along the way. The road is also open to biking. There is a lot of wild life along the way and trails that lead to old small cemeteries. The town of Portsea is beautiful with plenty of shopping and great food.

gilljo073

You know when you arrive at a place for the first time, you are dying to find out where all the best places are?, well, we found the best place! Park at the end of Lentell Lane in Portsea. First of all, take in the view in front of you, down the steps and along a new wooden pier. We saw some Rays flipping about in the amazingly clear blue water. Am I in Cape Cod?......White clapperboard houses, boats bobbing about, soft sand, amazingly blue clear water, little wooden piers? No, this is hidden Australia...go back up the steps and turn right through the gate. Walk up past the gorgeous sand stone houses. The owners must feel like they are in a 'Goldfish Bowl' as visitors peer into the windows but the best house is hidden around the corner and has more privacy. The children enjoyed themselves rolling down the grassy bank at the top of the walk. I couldn't wait to peel my clothes off and jump into the clear warm water!

fotopro2000

Last weekend we visited the lower Mornington Peninsula and the town of Portsea. After a stop at Sorrento for a walk along the esplanade we moved onto Portsea for lunch (fish and chips) and to soak up the sun and beach. Portsea isn't a very big town but it's a great place to walk along the jetty and only a short distance to the beach. This area is a must see when visiting Mornington Peninsula.

DaytrippersMelbourne

Great views & if you are athletic great to walk on the beach, but lots of stairs to get down there. However you dont need to walk to still get a breathtaking view.

shaung212

The crowds, great weather and big (albeit at times erratic) swell, all combine to make this a great beach to come and enjoy.

Camhill12455

No dogs on the tracks of on the beach even during winter? No one uses the beach during winter? Parks Victoria and over zealous rangers have overstepped the line.. However the beach is great all year round!

Highadventurer

Back beach ? you meant the beaches at the other side of Portsea as opposed the Sorrento side ? If this reference to back beaches cover the beachfront from Port Nepean Nat Park to Cape Schank and beyond, I am on the right track. Locals there can better explain 'back beaches".Yes the stretch of back beaches has amazing sceneries and the waves on certain days can be as high as 3m (10 ft) good for surfers but not for weak swimmers esp with the rips. Apparently you can walk many miles along the back beach stretch but believe walking in loose sand is not all that easy. Overall the scenery is spectacular and the blue seas and golden sands with beautiful sunsets make this visit or hike most pleasurable. Check out the waves and the pictures I posted and this is a place I would bring foreign visitors in place of 12 Apostles or Phillip Island for a change.

Getmearoom

Go here is you can. As we are from the UK we never really can experience swimming of this kind on a long gorgeous beach. The waves and the rip are huge so families need to beware. But walk along the beach and sit in the rock pools and all the way to London Bridge(!) and this makes a wonderful day out. Only gripe would be that they do offer the usual hot dogs and sausage rolls but avoid them as they are poor quality and expensive. Take your own food anyway.

Taniad930

Terrific place to breathe in negative ions and experience wild waves. I have swum there but you do have to be careful as it's pretty rough. Great place to go walking if it's not too windy.

Waddler

I'm a bit of a beach fiend, and this one is not one I'd go back to. Rough and windswept, sure, but there is a lot of rough and windswept coastline along the south of Australia with better scenery than this.

BillH463

Portsea back beach is one of nature's delight's. It can be like a mill pond and equally as rough and tough a stretch of water that you would find anywhere. On the right day you can feel the ocean swell wanting to take you out to sea (like the ex PM Harold Holt). The beach is patrolled over Summer and needs it. Off season this beach will deal with poor swimmers adversely so beware. The sand is beautiful and the water exhilarating.

Shah08

A good place to relax and enjoy the blue water. Worth place to go.The beach well maintain and very clean.

LostOzziesA

...Hence the "very good" rating. I'm a beach-lover; Portsea is OK. Coastline not as dramatic as I'd been told it was.Rough water - swim only when patrolled (think of Harold Holt, people...) It's also real cold!!If you are time-poor tourists&have to choose between ocean/beaches scenery for your happy snaps - go the Otway Peninsula (Great Ocean Rd), rather than Mornington Peninsula. Twelve Apostles&further west wins hands-down every time, or if you can do both, do the Mornington Peninsula first, so you save the best-for-last.Of course, if all you want to do is swim, this beach is clean&pretty enough