The Surf Coast Shire is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state.

[1] It includes the towns of Aireys Inlet, Anglesea, Lorne, Moriac, Torquay and Winchelsea.

It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Winchelsea, Shire of Barrabool and part of the former City of South Barwon, which was, at that point, part of the City of Greater Geelong.

[2][3] The Shire is governed and administered by the Surf Coast Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Torquay.

The Shire is named after its location on the popular surf coast of Victoria.