Mount Carmel

SA Elliston Venus Bay Directions

Weather Forecast

15.10°C

Current Temperature

7.00km/h

Wind speed

18.53°C

Water Temperature

2.46m

Swell

1.11m

Tide

4/11

Mount Carmel beach lies immediately west of 60 m high Mount Carmel. There are two beaches, the main beach (1057) a straight 1.3 km long west facing exposed beach that receives high waves and is dominated by strong permanent rips to either end, as well as usually two more central beaches rips. The car park on the bluffs above the beach provides a good view of the surf and rips. A 30 m high small point forms the northern boundary, on the northern side of which is the 200 m long northern beach (1058) (Fig. 4.157). This beach can only be accessed at low tide around the point or down the steep backing 40 m high bluffs.

Beach Length: 1.3km

General Hazard Rating: 7/10

Patrols

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Surf Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches. Click here to visit general surf education information.

Information

Formal parking area

Regulations

Hazards

Topographic rips

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.