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13.70°C
Current Temperature
15.00km/h
Wind speed
17.48°C
Water Temperature
3.55m
Swell
0.24m
Tide
8/11
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Bales Beach is one of the few accessible surfing beaches along the south coast of the island. It is located just 1 km off the Seal Beach Road and has a small car park providing access to the main beach (KI-95) but no other facilities. Extending east of the main beach are two additional sandy beaches, each bordered by prominent headlands. Bales Beach (1) (KI-93) lies 3 km east of the car park. It is a semi-circular shaped, 850 m long, low energy beach, bordered by prominent headlands protruding 300 m seaward, with reefs occupying much of the semi-enclosed bay, lowering waves at the shore to less than 1 m. These maintain a moderately steep reflective beach, with no bar or surf at the shore. Waves do however break on reefs in the bay and a permanent rip runs out against the western headland. Both active and stable dunes back the beach.
Beach Length: 0.85km
General Hazard Rating: 5/10

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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.