Point Lonsdale, Australia

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Surf Beach at Point Lonsdale - panoramio — Insides. Photo: gekko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Point Lonsdale

Point Lonsdale is a town in Victoria, Australia. From Point Lonsdale you can reach 9 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Insides, a surf spot 2.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 29 km away.

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Staying in Point Lonsdale

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 29 km, MBW, 54 km, MEB, 66 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Point Lonsdale.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Point Lonsdale each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Point Lonsdale too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Beacon Bommie11.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Ocean Grove, 5 km

1 ft36 kJ

2 ft121 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

4 ft499 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Beacon Bommie, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	26°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	2 ft11 ssoft	121kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	121kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	25°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	4 ft12 ssoft	499kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	72, good	4 ft12 ssoft	361kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	4 ft12 ssoft	328kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C

Suck Rock9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Ocean Grove, 3 km

2 ft43 kJ

3 ft151 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

5 ft613 kJ

4 ft451 kJ

4 ft425 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Suck Rock, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 shollow	43kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	26°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	151kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	143kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	3 ft9 scrumbling	113kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	25°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	613kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	71, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	451kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	425kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C

Bancoora18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Torquay, 9 km

1 ft36 kJ

2 ft121 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

4 ft499 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bancoora, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	2 ft11 scrumbling	121kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	2 ft10 ssoft	121kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	95kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft12 ssoft	499kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	71, good	4 ft12 ssoft	361kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	4 ft12 ssoft	328kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C

Ocean grove8.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ocean Grove, 1 km

2 ft43 kJ

3 ft151 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

5 ft613 kJ

4 ft451 kJ

4 ft425 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ocean grove, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	43kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	26°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	3 ft11 ssoft	151kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	3 ft10 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	113kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	25°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	5 ft12 ssoft	613kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	71, good	4 ft12 ssoft	451kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	4 ft12 ssoft	425kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C

R.A.F.F.s beach9.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Ocean Grove, 2 km

1 ft39 kJ

2 ft133 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

5 ft613 kJ

4 ft451 kJ

4 ft425 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at R.A.F.F.s beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	39kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	133kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	113kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	25°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	5 ft12 ssoft	613kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft12 ssoft	451kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	4 ft12 ssoft	425kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C

Insides2.1 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft47 kJ

3 ft177 kJ

3 ft166 kJ

3 ft118 kJ

5 ft754 kJ

5 ft533 kJ

5 ft518 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Insides, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	2 ft10 shollow	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	177kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	166kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	3 ft9 scrumbling	118kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	754kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	67, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	533kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	518kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	19°C

Point Lonsdale2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft47 kJ

3 ft177 kJ

3 ft166 kJ

3 ft118 kJ

5 ft754 kJ

5 ft533 kJ

5 ft518 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Point Lonsdale, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft11 ssoft	177kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	3 ft10 ssoft	166kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	118kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	5 ft12 ssoft	754kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	66, good	5 ft12 ssoft	533kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	518kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C

Quarantines4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Queenscliff, 4 km

2 ft47 kJ

3 ft177 kJ

3 ft166 kJ

3 ft118 kJ

5 ft754 kJ

5 ft533 kJ

5 ft518 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Quarantines, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft10 s	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft11 s	177kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	3 ft10 s	166kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft9 s	118kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	5 ft12 s	754kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	65, good	5 ft12 s	533kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft11 s	518kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C

St Leonards Pier14.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in St LeonardsNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft14 kJ

2 ft84 kJ

1 ft54 kJ

1 ft51 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at St Leonards Pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	1, too small	1 ft10 s	6kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft11 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	14kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	2 ft13 smushy	84kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	54kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	51kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Point Lonsdale, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Dive near Point Lonsdale

Castle Rock 3.2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Point Lonsdale

Lonnie Fish and ChipsFish and chips · 1.5 km from the centre
Lido CucinaItalian · 1.8 km from the centre
Kelp1.6 km from the centre
La Provence de Mer1.8 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits