Beach WA 46 commences on the western side of the 500 m wide headland and trends west, then southwest for 3.5 km to the next low headland. Waves are high in the east where they maintain a rip-dominated surf zone, gradually decreasing to the west, to form a continuous attached bar along the western half of the beach. Vegetated transgressive dunes, including 18 m high Marlbemup Hill, back the beach and extend east for up to 4-5 km to link with the dunes from beaches WA 43 and 44. Cape Pasley is a prominent 5 km wide bedrock headland covered in dense low scrubs and dominated by 164 m high Mount Pasley. It is exposed to the full force of the westerly gales and high waves and has a very hazardous shoreline, with the waves washing over the sloping rocks and numerous rocks and reefs along the shore. While most of the cape has a rocky shore, there are three partly protected beaches on the western side of the cape (WA 47-49), and three exposed pockets of sand on the southern tip of the cape (WA 50-52). read more

Beach Length: 3.5km