Nine Mile Beach (1357) is a 13 km long, east facing beach that runs essentially due south from the southern flanks of Stockyard Point to Water Park Point. The beach and massive backing dune fields lie within Byfield National Park and are accessible by 4WD along a 7 km sandy track off the Byfields Road. The track reaches the beach 2 km south of Stockyard Point. There is no development on the beach, however fresh water can be obtained from the many soaks that drain across the beach, including a small waterfall toward the northern end. A track also leads up to the Stockyard shack settlement and the entire beach can be driven at low tide when firm sand is exposed (Fig. 4.76). The beach receives waves averaging 0.6 m and consists of a 50 m wide high tide beach, fronted by a 150 m wide low tide bar which, during high waves, is usually cut by rips every 200 m, resulting in up to 50 rips along the beach (Fig. 2.13a & b). A shore parallel trough and outer bar, cut by more widely spaced rips, lie just offshore. read more

Beach Length: 13km