It's actually not as bad as the other reviews may indicate, however if you are not into kite boarding or fishing off the jetty, and are after a real day by the beach, better go somewhere else. More

Way too many trouble makers when the sun goes down, took 2 kids down for ice cream on the beach and there was kids everywhere swearing and fighting.. Dont bother More

Time to do something with this beach...maybe remove the sign DO NOT FEED THE RATS...good for tourism MMmmmm More

not so good for swimming a lot of better beaches around More

Look people knock this beach all the time and knock Altona !!! Yet it's one off the best places in Melbourne .its got great cafe the houses are as good as any were !!! Why do people knock this place I don't know !!!People that live on the other side off the bridge eg north or east atleast we have... More

a great place to take kids for a swim and close to the city More

I wouldn't swim at the beach we visited - there is no sand, just rocks and rockpools and seaweed, but it was beautiful and rugged and there was plenty of sealife there to explore, little molluscs and albatross and tiny fish. So not for swimming but still a pleasant experience. More

Stay away from this side of melbourne if you want to go to a beach..they are all truly horrible here...go to westernport bay beaches..somers south beach is beuatiful and private More

This is your typical Melbourne bayside beach but on a much lower standard. Coarse sand, rubbish scdattered across the beach, heavy eaweed and smelly, and ongoing problems with water quality. Despite all this the beach is always crowded when the weather gets even slightly warm, and parking is impossible unless you get there bright and early. There are many better... More