Nanarup Beach (WA 382) commences 100 m to the west and curves slightly west-southwest for 4.2 km to the usually closed mouth of Taylor Inlet. The first 1 km of beach has scattered beachrock reef lying 50 to 100 m offshore, which combine with the high waves to produce a crenulate shoreline with three strong permanent rips. As the reefs cease, the waves maintain a 100 m wide rip-dominated surf zone, that extends to the inlet, with waves decreasing slightly to the east. The beach is backed by scarped 30-40 high calcarenite bluffs in the east and unstable foredune and blowouts in the west, with vegetated and active dunes transgressing up to 3 km inland. There is vehicle access via Nanarup and along the western shore of the inlet to the inlet mouth, with 4WD access to the firm low gradient beach. read more

Beach Length: 4.2km