Arthur Point is the northernmost point of the peninsula. It is a 30 m high conical hill, backed by a second larger, 100 m high hill. Two small beaches lie to either side of the point, with the coast to the east containing a series of sandy beaches well down into Shoalwater Bay. Beach 1252 is the main Arthur Point beach, with vehicle access to the southern corner where the steep beach is used to launch boats. The beach is 1.3 km long and faces north-east, swinging around in the more protected southern corner to face north, where there are even a few mangroves against the point. The beach is composed of relatively coarse sand which, with the low waves, maintains a steep beach face fronted at low tide by a 200 m wide continuous bar. Toward the northern end is a rocky islet just off the beach, with rock reefs extending to the beach. The beach is backed by a low foredune that contains about 30 shacks, while the backing land, surrounding a small creek, is also being developed for housing. read more

Beach Length: 1.3km