Bells Beach, Victoria - wikipedia Bells Beach, Victoria Bells Beach Victoria An overview of Bells Beach Bells Beach Coordinates 38 ° 22 ′ S 144 ° 17 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.367 ° S 144.283 ° E ﻿ / - 38.367 ; 144.283 Coordinates : 38 ° 22 ′ S 144 ° 17 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.367 ° S 144.283 ° E ﻿ / - 38.367 ; 144.283 Postcode ( s ) 3228 Location 86 km ( 53 mi ) SW of Melbourne 25 km ( 16 mi ) S of Geelong 5 km ( 3 mi ) SW of Torquay LGA ( s ) Surf Coast Shire State electorate ( s ) Polwarth South Barwon Federal Division ( s ) Corangamite Localities around Bells Beach : Bellbrae Bellbrae Jan Juc Anglesea Bells Beach Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait Surfers at the beach Bells Beach is a coastal locality of Victoria, Australia in Surf Coast Shire and a renowned surf beach, located 100 km south - west of Melbourne, on the Great Ocean Road near the towns of Torquay and Jan Juc. It is named after John Cavert Bell of the family that first took up a pastoral run there in the 1840s. The beach and coastal reserve are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Contents 1 Surfing 1.1 Surfing competitions 1.2 Surfers Appreciating the Natural Environment ( SANE ) 2 In popular culture 3 References 4 External links Surfing Bells Beach is the home of the world 's longest continuously running surfing competition -- now known as the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. The event was formerly known as the Bells Easter Classic ( among a variety of other titles ). The competition was first held in January 1962 and then at Easter every year since although occasionally, when conditions at Bells are n't suitable, the competition has been transferred to other breaks such as Johanna and Woolamai. As early as 1939, surfers from Torquay made their way to Bells but access was a considerable problem until 1960, when Torquay surfers and Olympic wrestler Joe Sweeney hired a bulldozer and cleared a road along the Bells cliff from the Cobb & Co Road, where the concrete wave now stands, down to the beach. He charged one pound per surfer to recover his expenses. This is now part of the Surf Coast walking track. Nearby surf breaks include `` Southside '', `` Centreside '', `` Rincon '', `` Winki Pop '', ( Uppers and Lowers ), `` Boobs '' and `` Steps ''. Although Bells is known internationally as one of the best breaks in Victoria, `` Winki Pop '' often works better under more diverse conditions than the other nearby breaks. The first `` Surfboard Rally '' at Bells Beach was organized by surfing pioneers Peter Troy and Vic Tantau to help promote sales of T Boards their own brand. Planned to run in December 1961 the event was postponed until January 26 1962. From the following year the Australian Surf rider 's Association - ASA ( Victorian Branch ) - Now called Surfing Victoria hosted and staged the annual surfing competition at Bells Beach held at Easter each year. The ASA also ran the conservation contest at Bells Beach which included tree planting in an effort to help preserve natural values every year since the mid-1970s. Surfing competitions Rip Curl GromSearch National Series ( under 17s ) Rip Curl Pro every Easter since 1962 Surfers Appreciating the natural Environment ( sane ) In 1988 a group of local surfers who were concerned about the human impact that tourism was having on the Bells Beach Surfing Reserve started a group called Surfers Appreciating the Natural Environment. Since 1988 they have met monthly to revegetate the reserve in an effort to bring it back to its original state. They have planted over 100,000 plants there to date. In popular culture Although the final scene of the film Point Break is set at Bells Beach, the scene was not filmed there. Bells Beach is a straight stretch and the beach in the film is a cove with spruce trees atop a hill. The actual location of the film was a beach called Indian Beach, in Ecola State Park, located in Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA. Bells Beach is visited in the 1966 documentary film The Endless Summer. In the 2007 animation film Surf 's Up, the Australian surfer is shown to be from Bells Beach. References Jump up ^ `` Bells Beach Surfing Recreation Reserve ( H2261 ) ''. Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 23. Jump up ^ Heritage Council of Victoria Annual Report 2003 - 04 External links Bells Beach - Tourism site Torquay, Jan Juc, Bells Beach Visitor Guide - JanJuc.com.au Bells Beach Facebook community - www.facebook.com/bellsbeachtorquay Localities in the Surf Coast Shire Aireys Inlet Anglesea Bambra Barrabool Bellbrae Bells Beach Benwerrin Big Hill Birregurra Boonah Breamlea Buckley Connewarre Deans Marsh Eastern View Fairhaven Freshwater Creek Gherang Gnarwarre Inverleigh Jan Juc Lorne Modewarre Moggs Creek Moriac Mount Duneed Mount Moriac Ombersley Paraparap Pennyroyal Torquay Wensleydale Winchelsea Winchelsea South Wurdiboluc Surfing areas of Australia Agnes Water Angourie Point Bells Beach Bondi Beach Burleigh Heads Byron Bay City Beach Cow Bombie Cronulla Currumbin Alley Duranbah Beach Esperance Floreat Beach Gold Coast Gnaraloo Greenmount Beach Huzzas Jan Juc Johanna Kirra Manly Margaret River Maroubra Newcastle Noosa Heads Northern Beaches Rainbow Bay Roaring Beach Scarborough Seaspray Shark Island Ship Stern Bluff Snapper Rocks South Coast Stradbroke Island Sunshine Coast Supertubes Surfers Paradise Thirteenth Beach Torquay Woodside Beach Yallingup Visitor attractions on the Great Ocean Road Attractions Bay of Islands Coastal Park Bells Beach Cape Bridgewater Gibson Steps Great Otway National Park The Grotto Loch Ard Gorge London Arch Point Addis Marine National Park Port Campbell National Park The Twelve Apostles Twelve Apostles Marine National Park Towns Aireys Inlet Anglesea Apollo Bay Barwon Heads Bellbrae Camperdown Colac Eastern View Fairhaven Geelong Jan Juc Lavers Hill Lorne Moggs Creek Peterborough Port Campbell Port Fairy Princetown Separation Creek Torquay Warrnambool Wye River Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bells_Beach,_Victoria&oldid=784978032 '' Categories : Towns in Victoria ( Australia ) Coastal towns in Victoria ( Australia ) Surfing locations in Victoria ( Australia ) Beaches of Victoria ( Australia ) Victorian Heritage Register Hidden categories : Coordinates on Wikidata All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2009 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Español Français Norsk Português Edit links This page was last edited on 10 June 2017, at 23 : 30. 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Question: where was the bells beach scene in point break filmed
Answer: Indian Beach, in Ecola State Park, located in Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA