Weather Forecast
17.10°C
Current Temperature
28.00km/h
Wind speed
20.36°C
Water Temperature
0.90m
Swell
2.34m
Tide
11/11
UV
Douglas Point is the eastern most tip of the small coastal range. The 3 km of bedrock dominated shoreline to either side is highly crenulate, and contains five beaches, separated by bedrock shores and rock flats, four of which contain a total of 50 shacks. The point is the at the end of a scenic drive that originates 10 km north of Whyalla and runs as a sealed road to Lowly Point, then as a gravel road to Fitzgerald Bay and Douglas Point.
Beach 571 is a curving 150 m long east facing beach fronted by rock, then sand flats. Beach 572 is a 70 m long pocket of southeast facing sand, backed by 4 shacks.
Beach Length: 0.15km
General Hazard Rating:
2/10
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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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.
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