Weather Forecast
23.20°C
Current Temperature
6.00km/h
Wind speed
20.12°C
Water Temperature
0.76m
Swell
0.09m
Tide
7/11
UV
Whale Beach (NSW 301) was named following a whale beaching. It is a 600 m long, beach east-facing beach bordered by 40 m high Little and Careel heads and backed by slopes rising to 100 m, covered in houses. The Whale Beach SLSC was formed in 1937, at a time when campers and weekenders dominated beach users. The beach is accessed via winding Whale Beach Road, and a steep decent to the beachfront reserve, which includes a large car park, southern picnic area and rock pool on the southern rock platform. Two stormwater drains empty onto the centre of an otherwise attractive and popular beach. The beach receives waves averaging 1.6 m resulting in an energetic surf zone, dominated by a single bar, which is always cut by three to four rips, including permanent rips against either headland, while the others occupy the centre (Fig. 4.194). The bar is usually attached, however during and following high seas a trough can run the length of the beach and one megarip can drain the entire beach.
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
Whale Beach SLSC Inc
09:00 -16:00
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09:00 -16:00
09:00 -16:00
Whale Beach (Lifeguards)
09:00 -17:00
09:00 -17:00
09:00 -17:00
09:00 -17:00
09:00 -17:00
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Information

Formal parking area
Formal parking area
Public phone
Park
Drinking water
Toilets Block M/F
Change Rooms
Showers
Pool
Kiosk
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.