South of Jamieson Creek, the Great Ocean Road continues to hug the lower parts of the 300 m high, forested slopes. The shore is predominantly resilient sandstone, which produces rock platforms along the base of the slopes and reefs further offshore. In amongst the 2 km of winding road south of Artillery Rocks are four pockets of sandy beaches. All four are less than 100 m long, face the east to south-east and are exposed to waves averaging 1 to 1.5 m. All four have sandy surf zones dominated by the rocks and reefs, with usually one strong, permanent rip draining each beach. read more

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