Boydtown Beach (NSW 692) lies 7 km inside Twofold Bay at the mouth of the Nullica River. The beach and the backing 2 km wide, low sand barrier has been built over the past 6000 years from sand brought down by the river, forming a 100 ha low sandy plain. The river flows out at the northern end against Northcote Point through a usually narrow inlet. The beaches then curves to the southeast for 3 km to the southern 30 m high bluffs, with the small Boydtown Creek crossing the beach just south of the Boydtown settlement. The historic beachfront Seahorse Inn built by Benjamin Boyd in the 1840s has been restored and is now a hotel. In addition there are two beachfront caravan parks. The Princes Highway passes a few hundred metres behind the beach, with direct access to out to the beach, caravan parks, a park and Seahorse Inn. The beach is composed of fine sand and receives waves averaging 0.5 m which maintain a low gradient beach grading to a shallow bar, with low wave usually spilling across the bar (Fig. 4.431). Waves increase in height up the beach and can produce rips when they exceed 1 m. The rocks of Torarago Point form the southern boundary, with a narrow strip of sand running out amongst the rocks towards the point. read more

Beach Length: 2km