Kerferd Road Pier

Pier Dive | Shore access

Kerferd Road Pier | © Film Victoria

Depth: 2 m (6.56 ft) to 5 m (16 ft)

Level: Open Water and beyond.

The historic Kerferd Road Pier juts 250 metres from the foreshore at Albert Park, off Beaconsfield Parade, opposite Kerferd Road, roughly 20 minutes drive from the Melbourne CBD. Constructed in 1889, it's a popular spot with close by cafes and shops. In 2019 the heritage-listed Kerferd Pier underwent an upgrade. Approximately 60 per cent of the timber decking was replaced to make the pier structurally safe. New piles, new decking and new handrails.

Kerferd Road Pier is ideal for snorkelling. Visibilty for diving and snorkelling is best in winter. Public berthing for boats is available on Kerferd Road Pier for up to 48 hours at a time (vessels should be attended).

Kerferd Road Pier Entrance
© Film Victoria

Location: Albert Park
MELWAY Ref: Page 2J J11

Weather Required: Kerferd Road Pier faces south-west and can receive moderate waves during strong southerly winds. N, NE, NW and W winds should be ok, or light S, SW and E winds. Access the Albert Park Yachting & Angling Club Web Cam.

See WillyWeather (Kerferd Road Pier) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.

Access: The best access is to park your car somewhere along Beaconsfield Parade. It's then a short walk from the car park to the pier entrance, opposite Kerferd Road, at the Albert Park Yachting & Angling Club.

Facilities: The foreshore offers other facilities such as public toilets, car parking, cafes and restuarants.

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

Boon Wurrung / Bunurong country

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.

 

Kerferd Road Pier Location Map

Latitude: 37° 50.985′ S   (37.849746° S / 37° 50′ 59.09″ S)
Longitude: 144° 57.045′ E   (144.950752° E / 144° 57′ 2.71″ E)
Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions
Added: 2012-07-22 09:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-03-27 17:32:12 GMT
Source: Google Earth
Nearest Neighbour: Lagoon Pier, 1,069 m, bearing 300°, WNW
Albert Park, Bayside, Port Phillip.
Depth: 2 to 5 m.

DISCLAIMER: No claim is made by The Scuba Doctor as to the accuracy of the dive site coordinates listed here. Should anyone decide to use these GPS marks to locate and dive on a site, they do so entirely at their own risk. Always verify against other sources.

The marks come from numerous sources including commercial operators, independent dive clubs, reference works, and active divers. Some are known to be accurate, while others may not be. Some GPS marks may even have come from maps using the AGD66 datum, and thus may need be converted to the WGS84 datum. To distinguish between the possible accuracy of the dive site marks, we've tried to give each mark a source of GPS, Google Earth, or unknown.