Tumby Bay is one of the larger and more popular towns on the western shore of the gulf. The town spreads along the southern 2 km of a 10 km long beach, the location chosen to afford protection for shipping last century. Today it is a major service centre and holiday destination. There are seven beaches in the vicinity of the town, two long beaches to the north and five low energy beaches to the south. Beach 702 extends for 7.5 km north of Salt Creek, one of the large creeks to reach the coast 10 km north of the town. The sand deposited by the creek today forms a 400 m wide sand delta, and over time has contributed to the building out of a low 2 km wide coastal plain. The beach curves around the coastal plain and consists of a low gradient white sand beach fronted by 50 m wide sand flats, then continuous seagrass meadows down to the delta. It is backed by a mixture of stable and active low sand dunes and flats, then salt flats and farmland, with vehicle access along road reserves in the north and centre. read more

Beach Length: 7.5km