Weather Forecast
23.60°C
Current Temperature
0.00km/h
Wind speed
29.16°C
Water Temperature
0.09m
Swell
2.41m
Tide
13/11
UV
Town Beach (also known as Gadalathami, Beach NT 1012) is the main surfing beach for the Nhulunbuy-Gove region and site of the Gove Surf Life Saving Club. The club was established in 1974 and patrols the beach between May and October. The clubhouse is located on grassy bluffs at the very southern end of the beach, where it offers views up the beach and is backed by a large car park (Fig. 5.114). The beach is 3.3 km long and faces east, and is afforded some protection from the waves by Cape Arnhem, with waves averaging about 1 m in height. They maintain a steep coarse sand beach fronted by a flat 50 m wide low tide bar (Fig. 5.115), together with some rocks in the surf in front of the club house.
Beach Length: 3.3km
General Hazard Rating:
2/10
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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Information
Formal parking area
Formal parking area
Drinking water
Other facilities
Toilets Block M/F
Boat ramp
Regulations
Hazards
High Tide Range
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.
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