Weather Forecast
15.50°C
Current Temperature
15.00km/h
Wind speed
16.81°C
Water Temperature
3.12m
Swell
1.06m
Tide
10/11
UV
Black Head is a prominent, 500 m wide, 40 m high sandstone headland. A 3 km long beach (KI-64) runs due east of the head and terminates at a small protruding bluff fronted by calcarenite reefs. The beach receives waves averaging 2 m which maintain rip-dominated inner and outer bars, together with additional reef-controlled rips in the centre and western end of the beach. During normal wave conditions, the rip heads can flow up to 1 km seaward of the beach. Three 4WD tracks wind through the backing vegetated dunes to the rear of the beach and western bluffs.
Beach Length: 3km
General Hazard Rating:
9/10
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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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.
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