Anglesea Family Beach Break

Anglesea Family Beach Break

Safe surf, riverside BBQ, golf-course kangaroos at dusk. An easy hit-and-reset weekend.

Surf Coast1h 40m from CBDBest time: SummerFamily-friendly

Anglesea is the Surf Coast's family beach — patrolled, gentle-break sand, a river mouth with free BBQs, and a famous golf course where kangaroos outnumber golfers. It's the reliable summer weekend that doesn't require the extra hour's drive to Apollo Bay.

Highlights

  • Patrolled main beach with consistent beginner-friendly break
  • Anglesea River estuary with riverside BBQs and kayak hire
  • Point Addis for tidal rockpools and the cliff-top walk
  • Eastern View and Memorial Arch 15 minutes down the road
  • Kangaroos grazing the Anglesea Golf Course fairways at dusk

Suggested itinerary

  1. Saturday · Morning

    Arrive & river BBQ

    Set up at the Anglesea River BBQ area — free gas barbies, playground, paddle boats for hire.

  2. Saturday · Afternoon

    Main Beach surf lesson

    Go Ride a Wave runs 2-hour group lessons at 9:30am and 2pm. Boards, wetsuits and instructor included.

  3. Saturday · 5:30pm

    Golf-course kangaroos

    Drive up Golf Links Road at dusk — expect 50+ roos grazing the fairways. Keep kids in the car at a distance.

  4. Sunday · Morning

    Point Addis rockpools

    Low tide reveals huge rockpools and basalt caves. Ocean road lookout is a 5-min drive further west.

  5. Sunday · Afternoon

    Aireys Inlet light + ice cream

    Split Point Lighthouse walk, ice cream at the cafe, back home by 4pm to beat the return traffic.

Getting there

1h 40m from CBD via the M1 and Great Ocean Road. Traffic to and from Anglesea on summer Sundays is slow — leave by 2pm to beat it.

Eat & drink

  • Captain Moonlite in Aireys for a relaxed lunch
  • Four Kings cafe for Surf Coast brunch
  • Anglesea Hotel bistro for a classic pub dinner

Local tips

  • Anglesea main beach is patrolled only during summer holidays — swim between the flags
  • The golf course charges a small fee to enter non-golfers; the viewing area on Noble Street is free
  • Surf Coast Walk section from Anglesea to Aireys (7km) is spectacular
  • Summer holiday traffic eastbound is gridlocked — avoid Sunday afternoon return

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