McIntyre Beach (east)

SA Wattle Range Southend Directions

Weather Forecast

15.30°C

Current Temperature

19.00km/h

Wind speed

15.08°C

Water Temperature

3.94m

Swell

1.1m

Tide

4/11

McIntyre beach (E) (57) is a curving southwest facing 600 m long beach bordered by calcarenite bluffs fronted by extensive intertidal rock platforms, in addition to a reef toward the southern end. Permanent rips at either end drains the 200 m wide surf zone. The western McIntyre beach (58) is very similar, 550 m in length, bounded by 20 m high calcarenite cliffs and with two permanent rips.

Beach Length: 0.6km

General Hazard Rating: 7/10

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. Click here to visit general surf education information.

Information

Formal parking area

Regulations

Hazards

Topographic rips

Weather

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.