Portsea Pier
Portsea Pier
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,657 contributions
Dec 2021
Many people, residents and vacationers, like to walk the Portsea Pier. It's on the Mornington Peninsula, a high point of this upper-crust holiday destinaion. The Pier is on two levels, it's is a good spot for fishing, especially snapper and squid.
Written 14 December 2021
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irve2016
Sydney, Australia1,310 contributions
Jan 2018 • Couples
Whilst staying in Melbourne we took a drive out to look at the coastal towns our first stop was Portsea Pier. What a beautiful location with pristine waters and plenty of sunshine we sat on the pier taking in the slights drinking a coffee. Nice way to stretch the legs after a long drive.
Written 15 January 2018
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Kamal P
Byron Bay, Australia9,512 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
Portsea pier was a beautiful spot to watch ships pass by and anglers busy with their rods to catch fish. There were some who enjoyed diving in to water jumping off the pier and some were swimming too very close to the beach. Bay was calm and very soothing with the constant gentle cool breeze blowing across. The path from the pier led to the Portsea beach which was also a very nice sport for relaxing.
Written 29 January 2024
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AlexBio16
Melbourne, Australia307 contributions
June 2020
It was a great stroll out along the pier and looking back you saw excellent views of the Portsea pub and surrounding properties. Lots of people fishing off the pier and the boat was teaching divers.
Written 9 June 2020
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Swell Traveller
Melbourne, Australia3,679 contributions
Feb 2020
Portsea pier is found along the coastal line of the Mornington Peninsula. There are two levels for the tourists to use and many a person has fished there [squid and snapper are popular catches] and scuba dived. Lots of people sit and watch the waves or look over the ocean or the coastline while having a coffee or a snack. Many a school group is seen learning about the history of the area and marine biology [this was happening when I visited pre-covid].
The water here on most days is quite clear making it easy to see what is happening below the surface. Though jumping or diving off the pier is NOT allowed for safety reasons.
If you have a dog with you, it has to stay leashed. Note that Portsea front beach has sandbagging happening at the moment due to erosion [access to one side of the beach is closed], so be sure to watch your step and follow the signs. If you continue around the bend you will find the Portsea Beach Huts.
Parking is interesting and limited to 2 hours and they will fine you - so be careful and watch your time there.
Not far from the pier are a few cafes and eateries - such as La Capucin [for a great coffee and snack - see review] and Radio Luna [for a super meal - see review].
A great place to take photos, have a relaxing walk, go for a swim and other wellbeing activities. Hop on down as the restrictions are slowly being lifted. [Review written May]
The water here on most days is quite clear making it easy to see what is happening below the surface. Though jumping or diving off the pier is NOT allowed for safety reasons.
If you have a dog with you, it has to stay leashed. Note that Portsea front beach has sandbagging happening at the moment due to erosion [access to one side of the beach is closed], so be sure to watch your step and follow the signs. If you continue around the bend you will find the Portsea Beach Huts.
Parking is interesting and limited to 2 hours and they will fine you - so be careful and watch your time there.
Not far from the pier are a few cafes and eateries - such as La Capucin [for a great coffee and snack - see review] and Radio Luna [for a super meal - see review].
A great place to take photos, have a relaxing walk, go for a swim and other wellbeing activities. Hop on down as the restrictions are slowly being lifted. [Review written May]
Written 17 May 2020
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Aaron
Caulfield, Australia5 contributions
Jan 2020
A great pier to visit. Try and get there on sunrise or sunset on a clear night. It can look amazing.
Written 15 February 2020
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Gwendolyn Ang
Singapore, Singapore102 contributions
Nov 2019
Nice spot for a shore dive, with little critters from nudibranchs to weedy seadragons! Close to the end of the pier is a "wall" with a few hundred pufferfish and is pretty amazing!
Be careful when diving away from the pier structure as there would be fishermen/sometimes boats!
Be careful when diving away from the pier structure as there would be fishermen/sometimes boats!
Written 12 January 2020
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David M
Portsmouth, UK3,493 contributions
Nov 2019 • Friends
What a lovely view over the bay. You can watch the coasters and container ships coming in and out here and take a walk before or after lunch. A great spot and lovey on a sunny day
Written 3 November 2019
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TudorRose80
Perth, Australia117 contributions
June 2019 • Friends
Quick visit today. Very picturesque, quaint little pier. Husband loved chatting to the fishermen hanging round the pier.
Written 19 June 2019
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Llewellyn53
Melbourne, Australia4,337 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
There were fishermen depleting the stock of garfish along the shore side of the pier and when the dive and tourist boats arrive they have to move to let them moor. The pier isn't large and the shoreline is obviously in need of stabilising works because the sand bag wall is collapsing in spots. From the sign the government started the review process on what to do with the wall in 2017. The last pier on the peninsula it was a surprise to see that the currents that were strong at Sorrento weren't the same here. Clean clear water and if you are going to snorkel it's best to do it away from the fishermen
Written 15 March 2019
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