Melville Bay (42)

NT East Arnhem Gunyangara Directions

Weather Forecast

23.60°C

Current Temperature

0.00km/h

Wind speed

29.20°C

Water Temperature

0.10m

Swell

2.41m

Tide

13/11

Beach NT 987 lies opposite the northern side of beach NT 986 and consists of a 1 km long beach fronting the wooded coastal plain, with mangrove-fringed spits also trailing for 1 km to the east of the beach. Beach NT 988 is located on the eastern side of a narrow peninsula 1 km to the southwest. The beach is 400 m long, faces southeast with mangroves bordering each end.

Beach Length: 1km

General Hazard Rating: 1/10

Patrols

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Surf Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches. Click here to visit general surf education information.

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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.