West of the river mouth, the cliffed and rocky coast continues all the way to Cape Younghusband, except for three small beaches. The first (KI-126) is located 1km west of the river mouth. It is a 600 m long sandy beach, backed by a low foredune and vegetated transgressive dunes, but fronted by a near continuous rock platform and reefs, with only one sand patch open to the surf. Waves break heavily over the reefs and three reef-controlled rips drain the beach and platform. A 4WD track leads to the 10 m high bluffs separating this beach from the neighbouring beach (KI-127). This is a 250 m long beach located below bluffs which rise from 10 m in the east to 30 m at the western end. It has a surf zone composed predominantly of reefs in the east and sand to the west. Waves are slightly decreased by protection from western headlands, but reef-controlled rips still dominate the 100 m wide surf.
Beach Length: 0.6km
General Hazard Rating:
8/10
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.
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