Beaches in Melbourne

St Kilda Beach is Melbourne's most popular urban beach, a long crescent of sand facing Port Phillip Bay with views of the city skyline. A magnet for joggers, swimmers, kitesurfers, and sunset-watchers.

Williamstown Beach sits across the bay from the CBD, offering something rare in Melbourne: sandy harbour swimming with the city skyline as your backdrop. The beach is calm and family-friendly, backed by a strip of fish-and-chip shops and heritage cottages.

The Brighton Bathing Boxes are 82 colourfully painted timber bathing boxes lining Dendy Street Beach in Brighton. They are one of Melbourne's most photographed and Instagrammed landmarks.