Beach WA 104 commences on the western side of the 150 m long outcrop of granite and curves round for 5.7 km to the west and finally south in lee of Table Island where it forms a narrow overwashed tombolo, which attaches it to the coast. Wave height decreases from less than 1.5 m in the east to less than 0.5 m at the island. As the waves drop the beach grades from a continuous bar cut by a few rips, to no rips and finally a low gradient reflective beach at the island, with seagrass meadows close to shore, and seagrass debris piles on the upper beach. There is vehicle access and a car park in lee of the tombolo, as well as a rough track along the rear of the beach. Two stabilising blowouts are located towards the eastern end, with generally stable foredune to the centre and west, with the Dailey River deflected for 2 km along the eastern end of the beach to exit across the beach at the tombolo. Duke of Orleans Bay offers the first commercial facilities on the coast east of Fowlers Bay, 950 km to the east in South Australia. A spacious and shady caravan park and store are located at the southern end of the main beach, with the official name of the settlement called Wharton. The bay area is dominated by 168 m high granite dome of Mount Belches and its adjoining granite points and islands. The bay faces east and is sheltered by its orientation, headlands and islands, with low wave to calm conditions usually prevailing at the three beaches (WA 105-107). read more

Beach Length: 5.7km