Weather Forecast
27.50°C
Current Temperature
0.00km/h
Wind speed
29.02°C
Water Temperature
1.09m
Tide
12/11
UV
Between Rocky Point and Island Point is an 11 km wide, open bay. For the first 7 km south of Rocky Point is a strip of sandy beach cut by Saltwater Creek and the Mossman River into three beaches: Rocky Point (south), Newell Beach and Cooya. Increasing protection from Island Point, toward the southern end of Cooya Beach, permits mangroves to grow along the shoreline for the next 7 km to Port Douglas. Cooya Beach lies on the south side of the Mossman River and extends to the south for 2 km before the low energy beach gives way to mangrove-covered tidal flats. The beach lies 4 km east of Mossman and a road runs out to the Cooya settlement, which includes a nice foreshore reserve and facilities, but no store. The beach receives low waves and has a steep, narrow high tide beach, while at low tide the sand flats extend up to 500 m off the beach.
Beach Length: 2km
General Hazard Rating: 2/10

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

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Information

Formal parking area
Drinking water
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.