Dunksy Beach (WA 431) lies on the northern side of Torbay Head and faces north. It is a 100 m long pocket of sand, backed by scarped vegetated transgressive dunes that have moved over the Head. Low waves surge up the steep narrow beach, with seagrass growing 50 m off the shore. A rough steep 4 WD track descends to the rear of the beach. Between West Cape Howe and Knapp Head is an 11 km wide, open southwest-facing embayment, for the most part exposed to high waves and strong onshore winds. Most of the original beach systems have been eroded leaving two remnants along the southwest-facing shore (WA 432 & 433) and the two Lowlands beaches (WA 435 & 436) tucked in a small embayment at the western end.
Beach Length: 0.1km
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.
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