Weather Forecast
22.80°C
Current Temperature
9.00km/h
Wind speed
20.21°C
Water Temperature
0.76m
Swell
1.81m
Tide
7/11
UV
Bungan Beach (NSW 305) sits between 40-50 m high Bungan and Mona Vale heads, both steep sandstone and shale cliff, fronted by rock platforms. The beach is backed by steep vegetated slopes rising 40 m to the main Barrenjoey Road (Fig. 4.201). Because of the steep slopes beach access is restricted to a steep footpath at the northern end, at the base of which is the Bungan SLSC (founded 1953), and down a more circuitous track at the southern end, off Headland Parade. As car parking is limited to the narrow roads that wind around the headland, lack of parking and access mean that Bungan never gets crowded. The beach does however attract a usually small band of swimmers and surfers. The 600 m long beach faces east-southeast and receives waves averaging 1.5 m. A single bar runs the length of the beach, with two strong permanent rips against the rocks at either end, and 2-3 shifting beach rips along the centre (Fig. 4.202). The bar is usually attached during periods of lower waves, but commonly detaches, particularly towards the north, during and following high waves. This results in a continuous trough with rips and their feeder currents, occupying the inner surf zone.
Beach Length: 0.6km
General Hazard Rating: 7/10

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

Sun
12 Oct
Mon
06 Oct
Tue
07 Oct
Wed
08 Oct
Thu
09 Oct
Fri
10 Oct
Sat
11 Oct
Bungan Beach SLSC Inc
09:00 -15:00
-
-
-
-
09:00 -15:00
09:00 -15:00

Information

Formal parking area
Formal parking area
Drinking water
Toilets Block M/F
Change Rooms
Showers
Public phone
Bus

Regulations

Hazards

Topographic rips

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.