Repulse Beach (1046) is the northernmost beach in Repulse Bay; the bay was named by Captain Cook when he was essentially repulsed from entering the bay by the outgoing tide. Repulse beach would still look now much as it did when Cook passed by. It lies on the south-western boundary of the national park and there is no formal land access to the beach, which is backed by a 180 m high, densely vegetated spur that ends at Rocky Point. The beach is 1.3 km long, faces south-east and is bordered by Rocky Point to the south and a small, mangrove-fringed tidal creek and sand delta to the north. The Inlet, a large, mangrove-filled estuary, extends north-east of the beach. The beach is composed of medium to fine sand and has a 30 m wide high tide beach fronted by a 200 m wide low tide bar and sand flat, with the deeper channel of the The Inlet bayward of the bar. Waves spill across the bar, particularly toward low tide. read more

Beach Length: 1.3km