The Aire River enters the sea at Glenaire Beach. It flows through a 500 m wide gap in the dune calcarenite, that has been piled up on either side by the strong westerly winds. The now lithified dunes date back several hundred thousand years, with the most recent active sand being deposited during the past 6 000 years. An elongate lagoon forms the lower stretch of the river, which is usually blocked at the beach. Access to these beaches is via the road to the National Park's riverside camping area. A 2 km walking track leads from the camping area along the river to Glenaire Beach. Glenaire and its eastern beach face south-west and receive waves averaging over 1.5 m. These produce a 200 m wide surf zone dominated by detached bars and strong rips every 300 m, as well as against the larger rocks. Glenaire East Beach usually has one massive rip, while Glenaire usually has two large rips, that begin to flow seaward immediately off the beach. read more

Beach Length: 0.2km