Weather Forecast
11.90°C
Current Temperature
7.00km/h
Wind speed
14.34°C
Water Temperature
0.66m
Swell
0.86m
Tide
The southern Birchs Point forms the northern boundary of 2.5 km wide Birchs Bay, an open east-facing embayment, divided into two by the central Yellow Point. Beach T 490 occupies 300 m of the northern half of the bay. It is a 200 m long southeast-facing narrow high tide sand and cobble beach with 100 m wide sand and rock flats. The highway runs right along the rear of the beach.
Beach Length: 0.2km
General Hazard Rating:
2/10
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
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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