Newland Bay

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Weather Forecast

13.90°C

Current Temperature

11.00km/h

Wind speed

16.17°C

Water Temperature

0.51m

Swell

0.41m

Tide

4/11

Newland Bay (KI-28) is a 250 m long, north facing strip of high tide sand, with low tide rocks then a sandy bar, which is cut by two beach rips when waves are breaking, with headland-controlled rips to either side. The beach is backed by steep, densely vegetated slopes rising to 100 m, with a 4WD track leading down to the northern end of the beach.

Beach Length: 0.25km

General Hazard Rating: 5/10

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

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.