Slade Bay is an open, east to north-east facing bay lying between the northern Blacks Point and Slade Point, 5 km to the south-east. Blacks beach forms the western shore, with an extensive tidal creek system draining out in the southern corner, and a low energy sandy shore running from the creek in a north-east direction to rocky Slade Point. There is residential and holiday development along the northern half of Blacks beach and continuous foreshore development backing the Slade Bay beach. On the eastern side of the 500 m wide creek mouth is the western tip of Slade Bay beach (1112). This beach begins out on 35 m high Slade Point and runs back into the bay. It faces north-west and is very protected from waves. It consists of a narrow strip of high tide sand, fronted by 50 m wide rock flats and then up to 2 km of tidal flats. However the shoreline is dynamic, which has resulted in a seawall being built to protect the road and beachfront houses that back the northern half of the beach. read more

Beach Length: 2km