Undertow Bay, as the name suggests, can be subject to strong currents in the surf. The beach is located immediately east of the town of Cape Paterson and next to the major bend in the main road. It is 300 m long, faces south-east, has a headland with a broad rock platform at the east end, a rock reef tied to the beach by a sandy foreland at the west end, and a foredune running the length of the beach. In addition, some rocks outcrop at either end of the beach. Waves average 1.3 m, usually producing a continuous attached bar, cut by permanent rips at either end and often one toward the centre. A heavy shorebreak occurs at high tide and when the bar narrows. read more

Beach Length: 0.3km