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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: vic323
Includes beaches: Aireys Inlet South
State/Region: VIC - Aireys Inlet
Beach name: AIREYS INLET SOUTH
General Beach Hazard Rating: 6
Least hazardous: 1-3
Moderately hazardous: 4-6
Highly hazardous: 7-8
Extremely hazardous: 9-10
Hazard rating refers to physical beach and surf conditions ONLY and does not include potentially dangerous marine life.
Beach

Aireys Inlet is a holiday settlement spread for 3 km along the back of the bluffs, on the north side of the actual Aireys Inlet. Below the bluffs is a series of small, south-east to south facing beaches. The only readily accessible beach is Aireys Inlet Beach (322), which is located at the mouth of a gully. It has a small car park, and steps down to the beach from the end of Eagle Rock Parade.

The beach is 500 m long, and is bordered by 20 m high headlands and rock platforms composed of red sandstone. Bluffs are eroding along the back of the beach, particularly the southern 300 m, which is a narrow strip of sand awash at high tide. The surf zone is 50 m wide, with a permanent rip against the northern rocks. Aireys Inlet South Beach (323) is a small, 50 m pocket of sand fronted by reefs. It is located below 30 m high bluffs and is essentially inaccessible.

 

Swimming

Aireys Inlet Beach has the best access in the area and is primarily used by the locals. However, it is a hazardous beach with a strong rip feeder current running along the beach and a rip running out past the headland. Take care if swimming here.

 

Surfing

There are beach breaks over the bars and southern reefs.

 

Fishing

The rock platform at the north end provides the best location to fish the permanent rip channel.

 

General

A popular beach with the locals, but one requiring caution.

 

 

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 guarentee that all translations will be accurate.

Weather
Today
22°
wind
NNE/19 km/h
 
  • Sun
    33°
    18°
  • Mon
    21°
    12°
  • Tue
    20°
    12°
  • Wed
    21°
    12°
  • Thu
    22°
    12°
  • Fri
    18°
    13°
AIREYS INLET AW (2 km) issued at 08:00 (EST)
Water
18
Issued at Sun, February 5 07:01
Swell Forecast
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • SE
    1 m
  • SSE
    0.7 m
  • SSW
    0.4 m
  • SSW
    1.2 m
  • SSW
    0.9 m
Aireys Inlet issued at Sat, February 4 23:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • High
    1:19
    0.81m
  • Low
    6:26
    0.54m
  • High
    12:17
    0.85m
  • Low
    19:36
    0.20m
 
Geelong issued at Sat, February 4 10:00 (Local Time)
UV Index
12
No Service Providers for this beach:

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Beach Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches. Click here to visit general beach safety information

No Service:

Beach not patrolled out of season

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Beach Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches.

Click here to visit general beach safety information

 

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 guarentee that all translations will be accurate.