The northern Long Beach (NSW 676) extends for 2.8 km south of Haycock Point. It is backed by a continuous foredune, a 200 m wide barrier then sloping terrain. It faces east-southeast with waves averaging 1.5 m, which usually maintain an attached bar cut by rips every 200-300 m, with a permanent rip against the northern rocks. Quondolo Beach (NSW 677) continues south of the slight Quondolo Point, past a northern reef, for 1.3 km to the 30 m high Quoraburagun Point. It faces due east, with waves between 1-1.5 m. These usually maintain a permanent rip between the northern reef and point and 3-4 rips down the beach. The beach is backed by vegetated bluffs rising to 20-30 m with the bluff top car park located above the reef and permanent rip, so be careful if swimming here. Pinnacles Beach (NSW 678) continues south of Quoraburagun Point for 2.9 km, trending due south then curving round to the southeast in lee of Terrace Point (Fig. 4.427). The entire beach is backed by 20-30 m high red and white bluffs, with the famous pinnacles located 500 m south of the northern point. The pinnacles have been formed from water eroding a series of steep deep gullies, exposing brilliant red and white deeply weathered Tertiary clays. Waves average 1-1.5 m at the northern end decreasing slowly to the south. Rips continue down the beach, with a weaker permanent rip against Terrace Point. read more

Beach Length: 2.8km