Weather Forecast
15.90°C
Current Temperature
15.00km/h
Wind speed
14.90°C
Water Temperature
0.42m
Swell
0.65m
Tide
9/11
UV
Orford Beach lies on the south side of the Prosser River mouth. It curves round to the south than southeast for a total of 1.8 km and is separated into three sections (T 263-275) by small rock outcrops. The entire beach is backed by Millingtons Beach Coastal Reserve, which includes the 500 m long inlet beach (Millingtons Beach), on the western side of the Orford Beach sand spit. The main beach T 263 extends from the dynamic river mouth spit for 1.2 km to the south to a low rock outcrop adjacent to the mouth of Orford Rivulet. This beach receives low swell and wind waves and usually has a narrow low tide terrace and low gradient high tide beach. It is backed by a partially vegetated reserve, then houses.
Beach Length: 1.2km
General Hazard Rating:
3/10
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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Information
Formal parking area
Formal parking area
Drinking water
Other facilities
Toilets Block M/F
Regulations
Hazards
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.
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