Pivot Beach was purposefully created following the Portland Harbour construction, to trap sand that was infilling the harbour. It is located inside a south facing seawall that traps the sand between the wall and the limestone bluffs of Observatory Point. When the beach is full, sand is trucked from here to Nunns Beach on the other side of the harbour. The beach itself is 80 m long, faces south-east and receives waves averaging 0.5 to 1 m. These break over a shallow, attached bar. A permanent rip runs out against the seawall and there are rocks off either side of the beach. A road runs down the bluffs to the seawall where there is an informal car park and beach boat launching area. read more

Beach Length: 0.08km