Cowes Boat Ramp

Cowes Boat Ramp: Tucked at the end of Anderson Road on Cowes Beach along the southern side of Western Port Bay on Phillip Island, this popular ramp features a two-lane concrete launching ramp utilizing a cable block mat. A recent upgrade extended the concrete ramp 15 meters further into the water and raised it by 1 meter to improve access across a wider range of tides and reduce sand build-up. The staging infrastructure comprises a raised 20-meter-long fixed jetty with landing modules. Car and trailer parking is available, including an upgraded eastern carpark nearby. Like all public ramps in Victoria, it is free to use. Navigational and environmental hazards include severe sand accretion (making it behave like a sand beach ramp when the tide is out), tidal dependency restricting usage to medium-to-high tides, and exposure to strong ocean swells from the Western Entrance.