Weary Bay is an open, east facing, 9 km long bay at the mouth of the Bloomfield River. Two hundred and eighty metre high Rattlesnake Point forms the northern boundary with the river mouth and 270 m high Collins Hill borders the southern end. Most of the bay shoreline is occupied by 8.5 km long Weary Bay Beach, which extends south from Rattlesnake Point to the river mouth. The small Fritz Creek drains across the northern end, with the mobile Bauer Inlet usually crossing the centre of the beach. The river is 200 m wide, with tidal shoals that extend 1 km seaward of the beach. The beach is backed by a low sand barrier and swamp up to 500 m wide, then the more extensive Wyalla Plain which extends up to 3 km inland. There is road access to the southern end of the beach, which is located 1 km from the Cooktown Road and 2 km from the small settlement of Ayton. The beach receives waves averaging 0.5 m, but these can rise to over 1 m during strong Trade winds. The waves produce a moderately sloping high tide beach fronted by a low, shallow 100 m wide bar that runs the length of the beach. read more

Beach Length: 8.5km