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23.20°C
Current Temperature
19.00km/h
Wind speed
18.35°C
Water Temperature
1.92m
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0.98m
Tide
6/11
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The Red River flows out across the beach midway between Sandpatch Point and Easby Head. These four sandy beaches occupy 4.25 km of the 5 km between the two rocky points, both of which are formed of rounded granite. The beaches all face the south-east and receive the full force of the southerly waves. The dominant south-westerly winds blow along the beach and have blown sand diagonally from the beaches east of Red River across Sandpatch Point. The coast track skirts around behind these dunes and reaches the coast at the Red River mouth, from where you can either walk along the beaches to Wingan Inlet, or via the Easby Track, which runs behind the beaches. The first beach (32) is 3 km long, is backed by a high vegetated foredune and four active parabolic dunes, and has an energetic surf zone. The sandy beach averages 50 m in width and has a moderate slope to the shoreline. The waves average 1.5 m on all four beaches, producing a 150 m wide surf zone with an inner bar cut by rips every 300 m, resulting in up to 20 rips along the beaches; and an outer bar with more widely spaced rips. Additional strong rips run out against the low granite rocks that separate the four beaches. The middle beaches (33 & 34) are short and consequently they are dominated by the rocky boundaries, and have strong permanent rips. The Red River is usually closed, but when open, poses an additional hazard.
Beach Length: 0.1km
General Hazard Rating: 7/10

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