Nye Bay is a 1.5 km wide west-facing bay located at the mouth of the Giblin River. Beach T 693 occupies the eastern shore of the bay and curves round between the boundary rocky points for 2.1 km, with the river entering the sea at the southern end through a 50 m wide permanent entrance, where the tannin water discolours the sea. It then meanders inland as an elongate lagoon for 2 km. The beach and bay are bordered by irregular rock platforms and densely vegetated 10-20 m high headlands. The beach faces west straight out the bay into the prevailing westerly swell, which averages 2-3 m at the beach. The waves and medium sand maintain an 80 m wide rip-dominated surf zone with up to eight rips along the beach (Fig. 4.137), and usually a steeper cusped beach face. The smaller Nomeme Creek crosses the northern corner of the beach, with the beach continuing west in lee of some inshore reef for 100 m before grading into a rock platform. Behind the beach the westerly winds have built a steep, semi-stable 20-30 m high foredune which increases in height and instability to the south, with the dunes reaching 40-50 m in height and transgressing up to 2 km east to the river. They contain 3-4 active blowouts some of which extend 500 m inland to reach the southern end of the river. However the majority of the 200 ha dunes are densely vegetated. read more

Beach Length: 2.1km