Name: Frankston Beach, like nearby suburbs including Cranbourne, Hastings and Mornington, was most likely named by Surveyor-General Andrew Clarke in the 1850's after a British General.
Frankston is a popular Port Phillip Bay beach 41 Kms south-east of Melbourne's CBD. It consists of a long stretch of sandy beach and features a 200m pier popular with fisherman and sightseers. The entire beach is around 2km long, 400m south of the pier is a rocky headland, while appox 1.5km north is the start of Seaford Beach.
Kananook Creek, which runs into the bay just north of Frankston Pier, has a concrete boat ramp and boat hire facilities. The creek runs north around 100m inland from the coast, creating a Kilometre long stretch of foreshore that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
Frankston Beach is popular with sunbathers, swimmers, fisherman, jet skiers and sailors.