Lorne is a seaside town on Louttit Bay in Victoria, Australia. It is situated about the Erskine River and is a popular destination on the Great Ocean Road tourist route. Lorne is in the Surf Coast Shire.

Popular local activities include traditional beach pursuits such as family bathing and surfing, as well as pier fishing for barracuda, whiting, and trevally. Teddy's Lookout lies at the end of George Street on the town's southern outskirts and offers fine views over the town, coastline, and Great Ocean Road. The Great Otway National Park is nearby.

The town's population swells to around 13,000 each New Year's Eve when the Falls Festival takes place. During the first weekend of January over 20,000 spectators visit Lorne when the town hosts the 1.2 km Pier to Pub swim (described in the Guinness Book of Records as "the largest organised ocean swim in the world" and currently capped at 4,000 competitors, the 8 km Mountain to Surf run, and the Lorne Surf Boat Race. Fair on the Foreshore occurs on the first weekend in November.

Golfers play at the course of the Lorne Golf Club on Holiday Road.

The town has many restaurants and cafes, and most cater for vegetarians. Some have been rated in local and Melbourne-based food guides and newspapers. They include greek, pubs, more upmarket places, a restaurant on the land end of the pier, Italian, the icon Arab, burger bars, cafes, fish & chips, and other casual options. While the restaurants may be closed during the afternoons, the cafes and less formal dining options are very busy and popular. The fish and chips are usually very fresh and the stores open most of the time. The town is serviced by one supermarket with a reasonable range of products, given the wide range of needs from locals to camping families to passing motorists. They stock local products such as breads and preserves. Other stores sell more local fruits, vegetables, cheese, and there are bakeries. At the pier is the fish co-op, selling fresh fish, including local catches. As usual in a tourist town, there are a large number of boutiques and clothing stores, as well as a good book store, a second hand book store, and a some art galleries/craft shops. There are also more regular shops such as a pharmacy, newsagent, and post office.