Explore Port Albert, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Port Albert, VIC map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Port Albert, Victoria, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Victoria or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Port Albert and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Port Albert.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Port Albert |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Wellington Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Latitude | -38.69179 |
| Longitude | 146.67059 |
| Population | 275 |
| Density | 3.2 /km² |
| Area | 87.1 km² |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 178 km east-southeast |
Port Albert is a locality in the Wellington Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 275. The locality covers an area of 87.1 km², giving a population density of about 3.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 6 m above sea level. It lies approximately 178 km east-southeast of Melbourne. Port Albert is located at 38.6918°S, 146.6706°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT).
Port Albert breathes the salt air, a quiet harbour town where the Gippsland Lakes meet the Southern Ocean. It lies 56.0 km south-south-east of Traralgon, VIC (from Traralgon, VIC: bearing 166°T), and is situated 14.9 km south-south-west of Yarram. The land here is low-lying, a gentle sweep of coastal plain giving way to the intricate network of shallow waterways and sandy islands that define its western edge. Weather-beaten fishing boats, their hulls painted in defiant blues and reds, bob rhythmically against weathered jetties, their masts tracing delicate lines against a sky that often shifts from steely grey to a luminous, watery gold. Gulls wheel overhead, their cries a constant, wild counterpoint to the murmur of the tide, and the air carries the faint, briny scent of seaweed and drying nets, a perfume of enduring connection to the sea.
This harbour, established in the mid-19th century, has long been a vital artery for the region, initially serving the burgeoning pastoral runs and later becoming a crucial port for the export of timber and agricultural produce. For generations, the lifeblood of Port Albert has been its connection to the sea, with fishing fleets bringing in their daily catch, a tradition that underpins the town’s enduring character and sustains its modest economy. Remnants of its maritime past are visible in the sturdy, old buildings that line the foreshore, whispering tales of a busier era. Today, while fishing remains a significant part of its identity, Port Albert also welcomes travellers drawn to its peaceful atmosphere and the natural beauty of the surrounding coastal parklands, a quiet invitation to slow down and appreciate the simple, enduring rhythms of life by the water.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Port Albert, Victoria. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Port Albert, in the Wellington Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Port Albert includes the postcode, telephone area code (03), and local government area (Wellington Shire). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Port Albert is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |