Stretching an uninterrupted 145 kilometres along Victoria's southeastern coast, Ninety Mile Beach is one of the world's longest sandy beaches, separating the vast Gippsland Lakes from the wild waters of Bass Strait. The adjacent Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park protects five kilometres of this coastline, offering a pristine underwater world of shifting sandbars, subtle reef patches, and clear waters that contrast sharply with Victoria's typically rugged southern shores. This is a remote, windswept, and spectacularly undeveloped stretch where the beach meets the sea in an unbroken line of golden sand.
Ninety Mile Beach
IntermediateMAYBE
MAYBE
Fair. Experienced snorkellers only.
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Wave Height 0.2 mSwell Period 7.0 sWind Speed 11 knPrecipitation 50 mmTidal Phase flood
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Moderate risk: Rip Currents
Strong and unpredictable rip currents are common along this exposed beach, especially near the Lakes Entrance channel and sandbar breaks.
Moderate risk: Large Swells
Bass Strait can produce powerful, unbroken swells that create dangerous shore break and dumping waves, particularly in winter.
Low risk: Remote Conditions
The beach is extremely isolated with limited emergency services access and unreliable mobile phone reception along much of its length.
Low risk: Strong Wind Chop
Persistent southerly and westerly winds create surface chop that can reduce visibility and make swimming strenuous.
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Getting in
Shore entry
Entry
Ninety Mile Beach runs along the Bass Strait coast from Port Albert in the west to Lakes Entrance in the east. The most popular access points are at Lakes Entrance (via the beach road), Seaspray (the main township on the beach), and Woodside Beach. From Melbourne, take the M1/A1 Princes Highway east towards Sale, then follow signs to Seaspray or Lakes Entrance.
Parking & facilities
Limited car parking is available at designated beach access points including Seaspray, Woodside Beach, and the Lakes Entrance surf beach. All are unsealed sand or gravel lots with no shade.
toilets
No entry fees for the beach itself. The Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park is free to enter.
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