About Play In The Bays
The Bays offer safe, gentle, rolling green and whitewater waves, perfect for beginners. Only softboards and bodyboards are permitted in The Bays, with softboard or bodyboard hire included in your session.
Face Height
0.5-1.0m.
Ride Length
8-10 seconds per wave.
Waves Per Lesson
Around 10-12 per surfer.
Group Size
Surfer numbers are capped in each of The Bays, so you score plenty of waves!
Suitable for
Beginners of all ages who have completed a Learn to Surf Lesson and are wanting to have fun on a softboard or bodyboard. A great way to practice and progress your skills after learning the basics in a guided surf lesson. If your child is aged between 6-12 years, we encourage parents to book a pass and surf together!
Please note that this is an un-guided session, there are no surf coaches or surf guides in The Bays.
Safety Overview
Please ensure that you have watched the safety video and completed your waiver before arriving. Please arrive 45 minutes before your session.
The water depth in The Bays is up to 1.2 metres deep, there are currents moving throughout the lagoon. We recommend anyone under the age of 10 to have a Surf Buddy in the water.
Playing In The Bays
Surfers Playground
Fun Waves
The gentle, rolling green and whitewater waves in The Bays are perfect for having fun on a softboard or bodyboard, and practicing skills recently learned in a surf lesson. Grab your family and friends, because it’s the best place in Melbourne to get stoked, together!
Day or Night
Our state-of-the-art stadium sports lighting makes early morning and night surfing in Melbourne possible, running until 10pm in the Summer months.
Limited Crowds
To ensure high wave counts, surfer numbers are capped in each of The Bays, per session. Surfer priority is managed with a strict but fair one-at-a-time system – wait your turn, and when your wave comes, it’s yours.
Access To Amenities
When you book in to Play In The Bays, you’ll also receive 2-hour softboard or bodyboard hire and all-day access to URBNSURF Melbourne’s amenities, including parking, hot tubs, changerooms, landscaped spaces, and a free locker to store your valuables.
Inclusions
With Each Play In The Bays Session, You’ll Get:
Safe, Gentle Waves
Score around 10-12 waves per 1 hour session, with surfer numbers capped in each of The Bays. Softboard or bodyboard hire for your session is also included!
Changerooms
Get changed and freshen up in our heated changerooms, and enjoy post-surf hot showers.
Spectator Pass
Your all-day Spectator Pass gives you access to URBNSURF Melbourne’s amenities, including The Lawns, lagoonside hot tubs, day beds and more.
Parking
We’ve got plenty of car parks and bike racks, and there are public transport options too!
Storage Locker
Keep your valuables safe while you surf.
Wristband
Your wristband is your key to URBNSURF – it’ll give you access to the park, the lagoon and your locker.
Products
Adult
Play In The Bays
$35
Score 1 hour’s worth of fun, whitewater waves in The Bays.
Surfers playing in The Bays will share the lineup with surf lesson groups, with total numbers capped to ensure you catch plenty of waves!
Priced at $35, includes softboard or bodyboard hire.
Child (Aged 6-12)
Play In The Bays
$30
Score 1 hour’s worth of fun, whitewater waves in The Bays.
Surfers playing in The Bays will share the lineup with surf lesson groups, with total numbers capped to ensure you catch plenty of waves!
If your child is aged between 6-12 years, we encourage parents to book a pass and surf together.!
Priced at $30, includes softboard or bodyboard hire.
Parent/Guardians
Surf Buddy
$20
Wear a personal flotation device (PFD) vest and accompany your kids as they Play In The Bays.
If your child has just started surfing, is new to swimming, or just needs that extra push, be their Surf Buddy and share the stoke.
Priced at $20 for parents and guardians to accompany children during a Play In The Bays session. Includes PFD vest.
For Everyone
Learn To Surf
From $89
Learn to surf and get stoked!
Our 1 hour and 45 minute Learn To Surf lessons include board and wetsuit hire, a 30 minute briefing, land practice and warm up, 1 hour surfing The Bays under the guidance of an expert coach, and 15 minutes to warm down and recap.
Need Gear? No problem.
We're fully-equipped with everything you need to go surfing.
Surf Shop
Surf Rental
Surf Buddy
Accompany Your Children In The Bays!
Wear a personal flotation device (PFD) vest and support your kids as they Play In The Bays. If your child has just started surfing, is new to swimming, or just needs that extra push, be their Surf Buddy and share the stoke. Priced at $20 during Play In The Bay Sessions.
Swim In The Bays
Enjoy Crystal-Blue Water In A Safe, Controlled Environment
Offering gentle, ocean-like conditions, Swimming In The Bays is the ultimate Summer activity for families and kids. Patrolled by our trained lifeguards, you can swim in crystal-blue water while surfers ride endless perfect waves out the back. Available on Fridays between 11am-4pm, and on weekends and public holidays between 10am-2pm, you can have fun and cool off before enjoying lunch together at Three Blue Ducks. Priced at $20 for adults, $15 for children for a 2-hour swim pass.
Green Room
URBNSURF Professional Photography Services
URBNSURF photographers are on site each day to capture your perfect waves. Whether you are a pro or just starting out, we take photos of sessions both at The Point and in The Bays including lessons. Photos are available within an hour of your surf either onsite at the URBNSURF Green Room-Hut or online. The high-quality images make a great memory of your experience.
Why not share the stoke on social media, don’t forget to tag @URBNSURF.
Greenroom photographers are shooting from 7am – 6pm daily!
