The Wave
Check the section for rips, rocks, sharks, and crowding before dropping in.
Park at the Great Ocean Road lookout car park and use the steps down the bluff.
Surf GuideVictoria
Bay of Martyrs
Bay of Martyrs is the exposed Great Ocean Road left reef inside the Bay of Islands Coastal Park. It is an intermittent reef break with bluff-step access, best on north wind and south swell, and it can get crowded when the reef lines up. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Bay of Martyrs in Victoria.
Break TypeReef Break
Skill LevelIntermediate - Advanced
LocationVictoria, AU
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North wind is clean, south swell is the trigger, and mid-to-rising tide covers the reef best.
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