A popular summer beach with
good road and rail access, as well as parking, picinc
and park facilities.
The
Beach
Chelsea beach is a 1.5km long, straight stretch of
sand between Bonbeach and Edithvale.
The beach is located 250m west of the Chelsea
Railway Station and is home to the Chelsea Life Saving Club. Further
up the beach there is also the Chelsea Yacht Club. A
short pier lies just south of the lifesaving club; and a
foreshore park, picnic area and parking are all available
immediately north of the club. The beach has essentially identical beach, surf and
bar characteristics as
adjoining Bonbeach, with a
usually attached and shallow inner bar, with two outer bars.
Bathing is
safest on the attached, shallow sections of the inner bar in the patrolled
area. Avoid the deeper rip holes and troughs.
Also, do not jump off the pier as it is surrounded by shallow
water. During strong westerlies, wind waves up
to two metres high break over the outer bars, providing sloppy beach
breaks.
Chelsea has a beach hazard rating of
3
/10
The Club The
Chelsea Life Saving Club was
founded in 1917. The Club is affiliated
with the Royal Life Saving Society and the Surf Life Saving
Association.
The
Area
Chelsea is a suburb of Melbourne, 30km south-east of the
city centre. Activities available in this bayside suburb include
bowls, sailing, swimming in the Bay and tennis. There is some accomodation available,
as well as in neighbouring suburbs. Neighbouring areas
include Carrum, Aspendale, Chelsea Heights and Carrum Downs.
The
Carnivals Chelsea LSC will host a the 2001 Victorian Junior Life Saving Championships for the Royal
Life Saving Society on Sunday 18th March. The
following is a potential forecast, based on average conditions at Chelsea in
March.
Chelsea beach
- 18 March
2001 - RLSS Victorian Junior Championships
Weather:
Fine, with a maximum temperature of a comfortable 23șC and an
overnight low of a cool 13șC
Waves:
Up to half a metre
Sunrise:
7.20am
Tides:
High (0.9m) at 9.40am; Low (0.2m) at 4.20pm. See
chart on right.
