Heath Point is a 200 m high spur of metasediments (schists) that forms the southern end of Ella Bay. The road from Flying Fish Point winds around the base of the point to give access to Ella Bay, with a short climb required to reach the three beaches at the base of the point. The beaches comprise a near-continuous, crenulate strip of sand that runs from the southern end of Ella Bay out to the eastern tip of the point. The high tide beaches are all steep, with extensive tidal shoals off the first two beaches. Sand for the shoals, probably originating from the Johnstone River, is moved by tides and waves around Heath Point. The mobile field of sand shoals slowly moves along the beaches into Ella Bay. As a result of this movement the width of the beaches and shoals varies from year to year. Heath Point (2) (763) is 400 m long, faces slightly more northerly and has to be reached by climbing down from the road. Both beaches have a steep high tide beach, with tidal shoals extending 200 to 300 m off the beach. read more

Beach Length: 0.4km