The western bay beach (811) lies in lee of Cutra Rocks which lowers the waves to 1.5 m. The 700 m long south facing beach has a predominately sand beach and 200 m wide surf zone, with rocks and reef increasing toward the eastern end. It usually has two beach rips and three permanent rips. Its neighbour beach 812 faces southwest and receives some protection from the rocks and Cape Tournefort. It also has a 200 m wide surf zone with two beach rips and boundary permanent rips. Both beaches are backed by 10 to 20 m high bluffs, with a blufftop 4WD track from Cape Tournefort reaching the western end of Jussieu bay (beach 811).
Beach Length: 1km
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.