Jussieu Bay is an exposed 5 km long southwest facing section of cliffed calcarenite coast, capped by continuous clifftop dunes which have extended up to 6 km inland and to height of 200 m. Along the base of the cliffs are three remnants of a once more continuous beach, all exposed to waves averaging 2 m. Beach 809 is located at the eastern end of the bay, and is a 700 m long strip of high tide sand wedged in between 200 high cliffs and near continuous calcarenite reefs, with permanent rips flowing out of five breaks in the reef across a 300 m wide surf zone.
Beach Length: 0.7km
General Hazard Rating:
10/10
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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