Halfmoon Bay occupies the next 2.5 km wide northeast-facing embayment, with Highfield Point forming the southern boundary. It contains two beaches (T 988 and 989). Beach T 988 is a curving 150 m long sandy beach, backed by a low foredune and fronted by an inner low tide terrace and outer rocky seafloor. It is separated from the main beach by a section of high tide boulders. Halfmoon Bay beach (T 989) extends to the southeast for 1.25 km terminating at the western base of Highfield Point with grassy slopes rising to the 40 m high crest of the point where a small lighthouse is located. The beach consists of a strip of high tide cobbles fronted by a narrow intertidal sand beach and an inner low tide terrace with rock reefs increasing to the south. It is backed by a low vegetated foredune and a 20 ha wetland in the centre surrounded by farmland. Waves averaging 1-1.5 m break up to 100 m offshore with several reef-controlled rips forming during periods of higher waves. read more

Beach Length: 1.25km