Cape Moreton (west 1) Beach is patrolled and has green covid status

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Weather Forecast
26.30°C
Current Temperature
24.00km/h
Wind speed
26.17°C
Water Temperature
0.89m
Swell
0.33m
Tide
9/11
UV
The northern tip of Moreton Island consists of a 1.5 km section of high bedrock between 20 m high North Point and 120 m high Cape Moreton. Lighthouses are located on both headlands and the whole area is Commonwealth land. This ridge of bedrock is the only rock on the large and otherwise sandy island. Between the two headlands is an open, north-east facing, predominantly rocky bay, within which are four small pocket beaches. All four are backed by steep cliffs and bluffs rising in places over 60 m. There are steep access tracks down to each of the beaches. West of Cape Moreton are two small beaches. MOR3 is a 50 m long, north facing pocket of low tide sand, with waves reaching the base of the backing 60 m high bluffs at high tide. Waves average less than 1 m, but are usually sufficient to maintain a strong rip against the boundary rocks. MOR4 lies immediately west of the base of the cape and is a slightly more protected, north-west facing, curving strip of low tide sand backed by a mixture of boulders and exposed bedrock of the 50 m high bluffs. The beach is fronted by a wider, relatively shallow bar, which also receives pulses of sand moving around the cape.
Beach Length: 0.1km
General Hazard Rating: 4/10

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