Cowes
Cowes packs an unusually dense café and restaurant scene into its compact-town footprint, making it the social hub of Phillip Island on Victoria's Gippsland coast. The north-facing beach fronting Western Port Bay was ranked among Australia's best beaches for 2025, with calm conditions suited to swimming. Melbourne is roughly two hours away by road, or reachable by passenger ferry from Stony Point on the Mornington Peninsula.
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- Population4,770
- Nearest water from center 3.5 km2.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.1 km1.3 mi
Nearest airports
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Cowes: quick answers
Where is Cowes?
Cowes is in Bass Coast, Australia, about 75 km47 miles in a straight line from Melbourne.
How do you get to Cowes?
The nearest airport is Melbourne (MBW), about 1 hr 43 min away by road. The nearest train station is Cranbourne, about 1 hr 18 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Cowes?
The warmest month is February, averaging 19°C67°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 11°C51°F. The wettest month is August, with about 85 mm3.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Cowes?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 12 restaurants, 20 cafés and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Cowes?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Belgrave South, Doveton and Hastings.