Diamond Bay

Stunning beach. The small carpark makes it hard to find a park, but it also means the beach is less busy than most. A great spot to relax, go for a snorkel and explore the rocks and cave.

We had a picnic here. What a wonderful place to sit and take a rest!! There are walking tracks but we couldn't do them all as we didn't have enough time. I will definately will come back to do it next time.

A very beautiful place, just get a beach tent or a towel and chill. Finding parking space might not be easy during holidays, so try to be early in busy period. There are beautiful lookouts as well to have a nice hike and enjoy!

Gorgeous cove with rock pools for exploring. Sharp rocks to climb over beyond the sand and rock shelves to wander along at low tide. Lovely spot for sunset.

Exceptionally beautiful, but sometimes it's over crowded. It's parking places are very limited, no public toilet is available and some annoying flies make it difficult to enjoy the beautiful scenery longer than an hour.

Beautiful place to visit. Have a walk up to the lookout to have a view from the highest point and walk down towards the bay. Great place for photos. Definitely visit. Make it one of your stops on your peninsula adventure.

Beautiful sheltered beach on the ocean side of the peninsula. Great for snorkelling and rockpool exploring. Not too crowded, as the car parking is very limited. We solved that problem by riding our bikes.

This is a fine example of the numerous pretty little bays that dot the back beaches of the Mornington Peninsula, with little being the operative word. The car park, in particular, is tiny, holding perhaps twenty-five vehicles if they pack in tight. Which means it is hardly ever jammed busy on the beach, because few would walk the road to reach it if they couldn't find a park.It also has a LOT of stairs. This is not a wheelchair accessible beach, or even friendly for someone with bad knees, you are going to feel it climbing down and up. I also can't imagine how you would get one of those large wheeled pull-along trucks down there (or back up). But when you do climb down, you find yourself nestled in a horseshoe-shaped cove cupped by steep cliffs and a flat-ish area of sand - depending on the tide, it can be a strip of sand or acres.There is little shade here, and the summer sun beats down, so without an umbrella or equivalent, it is easy to be burned. There is a temptation to tuck in under the shade of the cliffs, but it is fleeting as the sun moves along and potentially dangerous in event of a fall.And the rocks around the sea are sharp, this is no gently eroded place to splash about, this is all edges and crevices that can turn an ankle or bite through skin. Which is not to say you can't swim here. You can, though expect the usual back beach kelp barrier near the shore as you wade in. The water gets deep quickly, but the waves are generally gentle as their energy is mostly robbed by the rocks further out.Once you settle in, Diamond Bay is a restful spot to be. You are effectively cut off from civilisation so if you can find a park, have a brolly, and can climb stairs, this is one to try.

Post card pretty. Very private and secluded. Beautiful sandy beach and great waves. Shame there were small blue jellyfish washing up in the waves so we couldn't swim.Must go!

Lovely beach, suitable for quick swim. However lots of sea creatures including sting rays. Also, lots of biting horse flies in the morning so be careful!