Farm Beach is a small shack and freehold settlement located at the northern end of the beach. A gravel road runs out to the settlement, with the beach a popular boat launching area. This beach also marks a transition from the very protected beaches of Port Douglas to the south, and the increasingly exposed beach to the north. Farm Beach consists of three sections. Farm Beach south (942) is a 2.3 km long, up to 300 m wide sand spit, that has been slowly extending south into Port Douglas, in the process impounding the backing Little Douglas Bay. The beach forms the eastern side of the entrance to Port Douglas, and as a result strong tidal currents flow in the deep channel 100 m off the beach. The beach usually receives only very low swell or wind waves, and is fronted by 100 m wide sand flats, then the tidal channel. The only access is by 4WD down the beach. read more

Beach Length: 2.3km