Floreat Beach begins on the northern side of the City Beach groyne. The Floreat Surf Life Saving Club is located 150 m north of the groyne and patrols the next 2.5 km of beach.
The present club, kiosk, café, playground and volley ball courts are surrounded by car parks and reserves. The beach, apart from the groyne, is straight and relatively steep and reflective, with a continuous attached bar forming during higher waves.
Rip channels tend to be absent in summer, however during winter storms and any period of higher waves they will cut channels across the bar every 100 to 200 m.
The 3 km of beach between Floreat and Scarborough is backed by a 200 m wide dune reserve, with occasional car parks and the foredune rising to 10-15 m. This is a more difficult to assess section with less usage.
Swimming Info
The patrolled area offers the safest swimming areas. Always stay between the flags, on the bar and close inshore.
Surfing Info
The best beach breaks are amongst the higher waves at the northern end of the beach. The main breaks are associated with the reefs and groynes. At City and Floreat the groynes attract most attention.
Beach Patrol
Floreat Surf Life Saving Club conducts patrols of Floreat Beach over weekends and public holidays between October and April each year. For further information regarding patrol dates and times, visit beachsafe.org.au.
For up-to-the-minute information about beach closures and safety advice, follow us on twitter.