Weather Forecast
26.90°C
Current Temperature
22.00km/h
Wind speed
28.92°C
Water Temperature
0.07m
Swell
0.67m
Tide
12/11
UV
Caves or Rangura beach (NT 1070) commences immediately south of the foreland in lee of the island. The straight 800 m long beach is bordered by the granite to the north, and calcarenite-capped granite boulders to the south. It is well exposed to easterly waves and has a continuous 100 m wide bar usually cut by rips every 150 m. A 4WD track and large parking area are located in lee of the northern rocks, with the remainder of the beach backed by an active foredune that is transgressing over older stable Holocene dunes that extend up to 1.5 km inland.
Beach Length: 0.8km
General Hazard Rating:
5/10
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.
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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.
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