Cape Woolamai & Walks
Phillip Island at its wildest — the island’s highest point, pink-granite cliffs and the Pinnacles, a long surf beach, and its finest clifftop coastal walking.
Cape Woolamai & Walks
Cape Woolamai is Phillip Island at its wildest — the island’s highest point, a granite headland of pink cliffs, a long surf beach and its finest coastal walking. Looped tracks lead out to the Pinnacles rock stacks, an old granite quarry and clifftop lookouts over Bass Strait, past a major shearwater rookery that fills the dusk sky in the warmer months. It’s the place to stretch your legs and breathe the ocean in.
What to Expect
The Pinnacles
Weathered pink-granite stacks reached on the clifftop track — a scenic highlight.
Looped Trails
Tracks of roughly 3–8 km past the quarry, headland and lookouts over Bass Strait.
Woolamai Surf Beach
The island’s biggest surf beach, patrolled in summer — strong rips, take care.
Shearwater Rookery
Short-tailed shearwaters nest here — dramatic dusk fly-ins from spring to autumn.
Cape Woolamai Tips
- Wear sturdy shoes and carry water — the clifftop tracks are exposed
- Allow 1.5–3 hours depending on your looped route
- Surf and swim only where patrolled — the rips are strong
- Time a dusk visit in the warmer months for the shearwater fly-in
- Check current track and beach conditions before you set out
Cape Woolamai — FAQ
What is Cape Woolamai?
The south-eastern tip of Phillip Island and its highest point — a granite headland with the island’s biggest surf beach, dramatic pink-granite cliffs, the Pinnacles rock formations, and its best coastal walking.
How long is the Cape Woolamai walk?
There are looped tracks of varying lengths (roughly 3–8 km) taking in the Pinnacles, the old granite quarry and the headland lookouts. Allow 1.5–3 hours depending on your route; check current track information.
Can you surf at Cape Woolamai?
Yes — it’s the island’s premier surf beach, patrolled in summer. It has strong rips, so surf and swim only within your ability and between the flags. See Phillip Island beaches.
What are the Pinnacles?
Weathered pink-granite rock stacks on the Cape Woolamai coast, reached on the clifftop walking track — one of the island’s scenic highlights.
When do the shearwaters arrive at Cape Woolamai?
Short-tailed shearwaters (mutton birds) nest in the Cape Woolamai rookery, returning around late September and departing in April, with dramatic dusk fly-ins in the warmer months. See wildlife.
Phillip Island, Planned Around You
The Penguin Parade, koalas, fur seals and wild surf coast — with the driving, timing and bookings handled by the family that’s toured Australia since 1974.
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