Weather Forecast
16.20°C
Current Temperature
9.00km/h
Wind speed
17.56°C
Water Temperature
2.57m
Swell
1.17m
Tide
11/11
UV
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.
Beach Length: 0.3km
General Hazard Rating: 6/10

Patrolled Beach Flag 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. Click here to visit general surf education information.

Information

Formal parking area
Street parking
Formal parking area
Train
Bus
Passenger ferry

Regulations

Hazards

Topographic rips

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.