Frog Rock

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Weather Forecast

19.20°C

Current Temperature

26.00km/h

Wind speed

16.18°C

Water Temperature

4.16m

Swell

1.16m

Tide

9/11

Smiths Road beach (13) is 120 m long faces south and is fronted by 50 m wide rock flats which are exposed at low tide. Immediately to the west is Frog Rock a sea stack which lies just off a 220 m long beach (14), cutting it in two at low tide. The steep narrow sandy beach, has exposed rocks along its base and patchy rocks and reef offshore. Cape Northumberland beach (15) is a 90 m long east facing pocket of sand fronted by a mixture of rock flats and some sand patches. A small penguin colony is located on the eastern side of the cape.

Beach Length: 0.22km

General Hazard Rating: 3/10

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.