Somers is an outlying coastal suburb of Melbourne that is about 85 kilometers southeast of the city center, along the far southeastern side of the Mornington Peninsula. A large naval base called HMAS Cerberus is to the immediate east of Somers. Both Somers and the naval base look out over Western Port Bay, which, contrary to what might be expected from its name, is a large bay to the east of Melbourne's larger and better known Port Phillip Bay. The long stretch of beach extending east from Somers and abutting the wooded naval base property is lightly visited since there are no public roads to the beach though the naval base. This isolation has had the result of the east end of Somers becoming an unofficial nude beach.

From the pinpointed parking lot, there is a path to the beach, and there are several sets of steps toward the end of the path. Facing the ocean from the end of the path, turn left and walk east. Go at least a kilometer (about 15 minutes) before disrobing, or perhaps a bit farther depending on how many textiles are around. The nude beach extends as far as you'd care to walk. At about 5 kilometers from the parking lot, the beach ends where two arms of Western Port Bay meet. The crowd tends to become mostly gay men the farther you go, then eventually the beach is likely to be totally deserted.

Although nudity is well established and authorities seem to turn a blind eye, keep in mind that nudity is not officially allowed at Somers, and police hassles are unlikely but not out of the question. If this concerns you, you may prefer going to North Sunnyside Beach instead, which is a legally nude beach about 30 kilometers away on the other side of the Mornington Peninsula (and closer in to Melbourne). Compared to Sunnyside, Somers draws smaller crowds that are more dispersed along the beach.

There are no amenities along the beach, and Somers is a residential suburb that lacks a commercial strip, so consider stopping in Hastings to buy anything you might want to bring along. One of those things may be insect repellant since flies are sometimes a nuisance.

GPS: -38.4035, 145.1999

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  Somers, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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