Avoid Bay (rocks)

SA Lower Eyre Peninsula Coffin Bay Directions

Weather Forecast

22.30°C

Current Temperature

26.00km/h

Wind speed

18.30°C

Water Temperature

0.73m

Swell

0.23m

Tide

4/11

The main Avoid Bay beaches consist of an eastern 2.7 km long beach (845), which faces essentially west, with waves increasing up the beach from over 1 m to 1.5 m in the north, resulting in about 10 beach rips dominating the central to northern section of beach. It terminates at some protruding calcarenite bluffs and reefs, which also contain 200 m long beach 846. This beach receives waves averaging over 1.5 m, which breaks across a reef strewn surf zone, producing hazardous conditions, in addition to a permanent rip which drains the small embayment. Both beaches are backed by extensive, though vegetated, parabolic dunes.

Beach Length: 0.2km

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. 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.