Explore Smiths Beach, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Smiths Beach, 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 Smiths Beach, 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 Smiths Beach 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 Smiths Beach.
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 | Smiths Beach |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Bass Coast Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.50286 |
| Longitude | 145.256 |
| Population | 216 |
| Density | 184.6 /km² |
| Area | 1.2 km² |
| Elevation | 34 m |
| Postcode | 3922 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 81 km south-southeast |
Smiths Beach is a locality in the Bass Coast Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 216. The locality covers an area of 1.2 km², giving a population density of about 184.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 34 m above sea level. It lies approximately 81 km south-southeast of Melbourne. Smiths Beach is located at 38.5029°S, 145.2560°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3922. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Smiths Beach unfolds as a stretch of soft, pale sand fronting a restless ocean, its western edge defined by rugged, dark rock formations that jut defiantly into the churning surf. It lies 35.0 km south-south-east of Mornington, VIC (from Mornington, VIC: bearing 151°T), and is situated 4.1 km south-south-east of Cowes. The air here carries the sharp, clean tang of salt and the distant, mournful cry of gulls, a constant reminder of the vast watery expanse beyond. Inland, the land slopes gently upwards, carpeted in tough, wind-sculpted coastal scrub and resilient grasses, dotted with hardy native trees that stand sentinel against the prevailing winds. The character of Smiths Beach is one of raw, untamed beauty, a place where the elements hold sway and the human presence feels both fleeting and deeply connected to the natural world.
The history of Smiths Beach is intrinsically tied to the maritime endeavours and early pastoral leases of the Bass Coast region, a landscape that has long sustained those who worked its shores and paddled its waters. While not a bustling hub, Smiths Beach draws life from the surrounding agricultural lands and increasingly from the steady stream of visitors drawn to its pristine coastline. The local economy, a blend of quiet farming and a burgeoning tourism sector, thrives on the simple pleasures the area offers – a good surf, a peaceful walk along the shore, the vibrant colours of a sunset painting the ocean with fire. Its distinctive charm lies in this understated resilience, a place that has retained its wild spirit despite the encroaching modern world, offering a genuine slice of coastal Victoria.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Smiths Beach, 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 Smiths Beach, in the Bass Coast Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Smiths Beach includes the postcode (3922), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Bass Coast Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. 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 Smiths Beach 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. |