Cartwright Point (S) Beach is patrolled and has green covid status

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Weather Forecast
17.70°C
Current Temperature
17.00km/h
Wind speed
13.95°C
Water Temperature
0.51m
Swell
1.16m
Tide
7/11
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Cartwright Point is a protruding rocky point located immediately south of Cartwright Creek. Beach T 459 extends south of the sloping 20 m high point as a 200 m long strip of high tide sand and rocks. The narrow eroding beach is backed by vegetated bluffs that rise to 20 m in the south, with blufftop houses behind. There is public access via some steps at the northern end of the beach. The suburb of Taroona lies 1 km south of Cartwright Point and has 2 km of bluff-backed shoreline containing five narrow generally rock-dominated beaches. Beaches T 460-462 are located either side of Taroona High School (Fig 4.80).
Beach Length: 0.2km
General Hazard Rating: 3/10

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