Hastings Pier

Pier Dive | Shore access

Depth: 3 m (9.84 ft) to 5 m (16 ft)

Hastings Pier (aka Hastings Jetty) is located on a crescent-shaped bay opening onto Western Port on the Mornington Peninsula. It is protected from prevailing winds.

Located off Skinner Steet, Hastings Pier provides many opportunities for diving and snorkelling. Hastings Pier was built for fishing, and its iconic 1866 fishing shed still stands proudly on the sand at the start of the pier.

Best at high tide, those who are keen could expect to see a variety of fish including King George whiting, Australian salmon, silver trevally and flathead. Public toilets are not far from the car park at the base of the pier.

The Red Bird shipwreck is located about 280 metres east of Hastings Pier. The steam tug Red Bird broke free from its moorings in the 1940s and ended up on a sandbank. It was abandoned. Early pictures show it sitting beached and mostly submerged on the sandbank. Now it has been all but consumed by the sandbank.

Location: Hastings
MELWAY Ref: Page 154 K11

See WillyWeather (Hastings Jetty) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.

Spearfishing is illegal within 30 metres of any pier or jetty and in Marine National Parks. See Spearfishing Laws.

Traditional Owners — This dive site is in the traditional Country of the Boon Wurrung / Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. This truly ancient Country includes parts of Port Phillip, from the Werribee River in the north-west, down to Wilson's Promontory in the south-east, including the Mornington Peninsula, French Island and Phillip Island, plus Western Port. We wish to acknowledge the Boon Wurrung as Traditional Owners. We pay respect to their Ancestors and their Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Bunjil the Creator Spirit of this beautiful land, who travels as an eagle, and Waarn, who protects the waterways and travels as a crow, and thank them for continuing to watch over this Country today and beyond.

 

Hastings Pier Location Map

Latitude: 38° 18.491′ S   (38.308187° S / 38° 18′ 29.47″ S)
Longitude: 145° 11.944′ E   (145.199073° E / 145° 11′ 56.66″ E)
Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions
Added: 2012-07-22 09:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-03-22 16:10:50 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: Red Bird, 268 m, bearing 99°, E
Hastings, Mornington Peninsula, Western Port.
Depth: 3 to 5 m.

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