Weather Forecast
23.60°C
Current Temperature
17.00km/h
Wind speed
27.41°C
Water Temperature
0.47m
Swell
1.55m
Tide
10/11
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.
Newell Beach is a 2 km long, east facing beach that is bordered by Saltwater Creek in the north and the Mossman River in the south. It lies 2 km east of the Daintree Road, with a road running out to the Palm Beach settlement that incorporates a store, caravan park, public parking and facilities. The beach is narrow and steep at high tide, but has a wide, shallow sand bar at low tide.
Beach Length: 2km
General Hazard Rating:
3/10
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
Camping
Caravan park
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.
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