[1] The settlement is located on a sandy coastal strip, backed by wooded hills, in which the creek itself rises, running about 10 km south-east to the ocean.

Local belief is that Moggs derives from a family of graziers near St Arnaud, who used to bring cattle to graze in the area.

[2] The construction of the Great Ocean Road in the 1920s paved the way for further development, but it was only after World War II that land in the area was subdivided and sold for housing.

Though usually a very wide and easily traversable coast, at high tide, the water level can rise close to the dunes.

The main feature of the beach is the mouth of Moggs Creek, which seldom connects to the ocean except after heavy rain, and instead often forms a shallow estuary in one area of the coastline.