South Molle Island was originally cleared for grazing and today houses one of the first resorts built in the Whitsunday Islands. The beachfront resort occupies the flat land behind the main and largest beach on the 400 ha island. The beach and resort face north and are bordered by Lamond Hill and Mount Horn, that rise to over 150 m, and are backed by 200 m high Mount Jeffreys. The island has 12 km of shoreline containing nine beaches of varying size and orientation, together with rocky coast and one mangrove-filled bay. Some of these are linked by graded walking tracks. The Resort Beach (SM1) is 800 m long and faces north, with protection at either end from Lamond Hill and Mount Horn, which protrude 500 m and 100 m respectively to the north. The sheltered beach consists of a moderately steep, 10 m wide high tide beach, that widens to 50 m at low tide, when it is fronted by a 200 m wide rock and reef flat. The island jetty crosses the middle of the beach and extends 300 m into the bay. The beach is backed by a seawall, with a smaller rock groyne west of the jetty. The main swimming beach is to the west of the jetty, as the beach narrows considerably to the east and rocks increase in prominence. read more

Beach Length: 0.8km