Beach T 686 is a curving 700 m long south-facing high energy beach that extends north from the southern rocky shore, past the still visible wreck to a small rocky point and platform that separate it from the northern beach (T 687). This beach continues to curve to the northwest for 1 km to the jagged western boundary point. Both beaches share a 250 m wide double bar surf zone, with an inner bar containing rips against the eastern and central rocks, and usually a large central rip along the western section of beach, with waves decreasing slightly into the western corner as rocks and reefs increase in the surf (Fig. 4.136). Waves break on the outer bar and in higher swell the bar is cut by two large central rips. The beaches are backed by a moderately stable foredune, with Trepanner Creek draining across the southern end of beach T686, and two small creeks across each beach. The creek drains from the western slopes of 747 m high Mount Hean located 4 km inland. read more

Beach Length: 0.7km