Mount Curlewis is a twin-peaked, 220 m high hill that dominates the southern shore of the bay. Along its base and to either side are 12 km of low energy beaches, bounded by the Elliott River and Splitters Creek and breached by Saltwater Creek. In addition to the extensive tidal shoals at the stream mouths, there are extensive shallow sand waves extending up to several hundred metres off the beaches. Elliott River beach (930) is a 5.5 km long spit of sand, backed by a wide tidal channel and mangroves. The spit increases in width toward the river mouth, where it is made up of a series of recurved spits. At the 500 m wide river mouth, tidal shoals extend up to 1 km into the bay. In amongst the spits are approximately ten fishing shacks, comprising the only development on the beach, which is surrounded by water. Just inside the river mouth is a more extensive shack development that is linked by a 7 km long road to the highway at Guthalungra. The beach is narrow and moderately steep at high tide, while at low tide it widens at the river mouth and toward the south, as sandy shoals increase in dominance. Waves average less than 0.5 m. read more

Beach Length: 5.5km