Port Campbell Beach — Port Campbell Bay. Photo: Aman Srivastava, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Port Campbell

Port Campbell is a town in Victoria, Australia. From Port Campbell you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is The point, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PTJ, 137 km away.

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Staying in Port Campbell

33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PTJ, 137 km, Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 144 km, KNS, 159 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Port Campbell each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Port Campbell too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder 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: Intermediate

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Airports9.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in PeterboroughIntermediate and up

4 ft316 kJ

5 ft417 kJ

5 ft370 kJ

7 ft1537 kJ

7 ft1330 kJ

7 ft1335 kJ

8 ft875 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Airports, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	67, good	4 ft11 ssoft	316kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	5 ft10 ssoft	417kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	5 ft9 smushy	370kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft13 ssoft	1,537kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,330kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,335kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	875kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	15°C

Easter Reef1.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft295 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

5 ft360 kJ

7 ft1580 kJ

7 ft1330 kJ

8 ft1382 kJ

8 ft861 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Easter Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	295kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	5 ft10 scrumbling	470kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	360kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 scrumbling	1,580kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 scrumbling	1,330kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 scrumbling	1,382kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	861kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	15°C

Gibson Steps11.6 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft295 kJ

5 ft533 kJ

5 ft374 kJ

8 ft1667 kJ

7 ft1392 kJ

8 ft1507 kJ

8 ft886 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gibson Steps, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	71, good	4 ft11 shollow	295kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	5 ft10 scrumbling	533kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	374kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 scrumbling	1,667kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 scrumbling	1,392kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 scrumbling	1,507kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	886kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	15°C

The point0.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft295 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

5 ft360 kJ

7 ft1580 kJ

7 ft1330 kJ

8 ft1382 kJ

8 ft861 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	68, good	4 ft11 ssoft	295kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	5 ft10 ssoft	470kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	360kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,580kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,330kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 ssoft	1,382kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	861kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	15°C

The Well11.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Peterborough, 1 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft372 kJ

5 ft408 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

8 ft1572 kJ

7 ft1344 kJ

8 ft1396 kJ

8 ft900 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Well, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	67, good	4 ft11 ssoft	372kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	5 ft10 ssoft	408kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	5 ft9 smushy	379kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 ssoft	1,572kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,344kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 ssoft	1,396kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	900kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port Campbell, 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).

Kite near Port Campbell

Port Campbell 0.5 km · stays here

Windsurf near Port Campbell

Port Campbell 0.5 km · stays here

Places to eat near Port Campbell

Waves Port Campbell Luxury SuitesAustralian · in the centre
Nico's RestaurantPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
REAL Pizza Pasta SaladsPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Northside Fish & ChipsIndian · 0.2 km from the centre
Frying Nemo Fish & ChipsFish and chips · in the centre
Port Campbell TakeawayFish and chips · 0.2 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

Port Campbell, Australia

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Where it is

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