Swimming and beaches in Melbourne
Melbourne’s location on Port Phillip Bay provides wonderful opportunities for swimming during the summer months. Swimmers brave the sometimes chilly waters between mid November to late March. There are many popular beaches along the shore, including Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, Middle Park, St Kilda, Elwood, Hampton, Brighton, Sandringham, and Williamstown. These main beaches are all manned by lifesavers on weekends and public holidays during the summer months from November to March.
Or if you don’t feel like swimming in the sea you can always take a dip in one of Melbourne’s indoor pools.
Melbourne City Baths
25 metre indoor pool, spas and saunas
Open: Monday to Thursday 6am–10pm, Friday 6am–8.30pm and Saturday and Sunday 8am–6pm
How to get there: take any tram north from Swanston Street to stop 7.
Corner of Swanston and Victoria streets, Melbourne
Ph 03 9663 5888
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
75 metre lap pool, multipurpose pool, 25 metre lap pool, water slide, wave pool and toddlers pool.
Open: Every day except Christmas Day, Monday to Friday 5.30am–10pm, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 7am–8pm
How to get there: take tram number 12 from the city south from the city via Collins, Spencer and Clarendon streets to stop 23. Light rail number 96 from the city to St Kilda Beach via Bourke and Spencer streets and disembark at Albert Park station.
Aughtie Drive, Albert Park
Ph 03 9926 1555
