Knapp Head (W 1)

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Weather Forecast

13.90°C

Current Temperature

13.00km/h

Wind speed

18.42°C

Water Temperature

2.31m

Swell

0.34m

Tide

10/11

Beach WA 437 is located 1.5 km northwest of Knapp Head and is a 250 m long strip of sand at the base of 150 m high cliffs and steep slopes, with a near continuous beachrock reef lying 10-40 m offshore. Waves, averaging over 2 m break on the reef and reform in the lee ‘lagoon’ to reach the beach as lower waves. A strong permanent rip drains out the eastern end of the lagoon. There is no safe foot access to the beach.

Beach Length: 0.25km

General Hazard Rating: 9/10

Patrols

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Surf Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches. Click here to visit general surf education information.

Information

Regulations

Hazards

Weather

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.