The inlet beach (1329) has a highly crenulate, irregular and variable sandy shoreline, that usually consists of a series of low, sandy spits. These are joined, to varying degrees, to the dune-scarped shoreline that often impounds small lagoons. The spits are produced by the waves and tidal currents moving sand into the inlet and are very dynamic. The beach faces roughly south and receives only low waves at high tide. These dissipate by the western tip, where mangroves may be encountered. A continuous foredune backs the main beach, behind which are massive parabolic sand dunes that extend up to 10 km inland, reaching heights of a few hundred metres. These dunes have been deposited during past as well as present sea level. They are largely vegetated, though there has been some more recent activity just behind the beach, with bare sand extending up to 500 m inland. read more

Beach Length: 2.5km