Avoid Bay is a 7 km wide relatively open southwest facing bay, bordered in the east by Point Avoid, and the west by the Black Rocks islets, lying 1.5 km off the shore, and the backing calcarenite headland. Between to two points is 15 km of rocky and sandy shoreline, including nine beaches, three backed by some massive Holocene dune transgression extending up to 4 km across the Coffin Bay Peninsula to the quiet waters of Port Douglas. There is 2WD access to most of the Point Avoid beaches, and the eastern end of the bay beaches, with a camping area on Point Avoid, and a rather hazardous boat ramp at beach. Point Avoid beach (839) is tucked in lee of some rocks and a substantial beachrock reef, at the very western end of Gunyah Beach, where the coast changes orientation and faces southwest. The rocks and reefs however lower waves at the shore of the 120 m long beach to about 0.5 m, producing a relatively quieter lagoon between the reef and the shore. It is only safe to swim however close to the beach as currents flow through the reef. A car park is located immediately behind the beach. read more

Beach Length: 0.12km