Weather Forecast
12.00°C
Current Temperature
11.00km/h
Wind speed
18.01°C
Water Temperature
4.00m
Swell
0.5m
Tide
6/11
UV
The Gellibrand River flows out beside Point Ronald: a 50 m high, limestone cliff capped by dune calcarenite. A continuous surf zone extends for 3 km to the east of Point Ronald, backed by five separate beaches, with calcarenite and limestone bluffs and platforms separating the beaches. Access to the main Gellibrand Beach is by the Princetown Reserve Road, which ends at the National Park camping area located behind the main beach, also known as Princetown Beach. A 500 m long walking track runs along the river bank to the beach. The two easternmost beaches can be reached by a vehicle track along the National Park boundary, which leads to an access track to the second beach (432), 2 km east of the camping area. To reach the middle two beaches (433, 434) requires a walk along the bluffs or around the headland. The five beaches face south-west and receive waves averaging over 1.5 m, which interact with the coarse sand to produce alternating bars and deep rip channels every 300 m. The easternmost beach (431) is 200 m long, with protruding reefs at each end and 60 m high bluffs behind. It usually has one large rip draining out from the middle of the beach. The second beach (432) is 1 km long, has reefs at each end and usually two to three large rips along the beach. There are 20 to 40 m high, vegetated bluffs behind the beach. The middle beaches (433, 434) are each 100 m long pockets of sand backed by steep bluffs. The main beach (435) has the small Gellibrand River mouth in the western corner and a vegetated, 1 km wide dune field behind. One large rip usually runs out through the surf.
Beach Length: 0.6km
General Hazard Rating: 7/10

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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.