Ben Island (W 2)

WA Esperance Howick Directions

Weather Forecast

10.80°C

Current Temperature

9.00km/h

Wind speed

17.99°C

Water Temperature

2.54m

Swell

1.32m

Tide

10/11

Beach WA 99 is a slightly curving, south-facing beach that extends from the western side of the granite headland for 1.8 km to the next smaller granite outcrop. It receives protection from offshore islands, with waves averaging about 1 m, which maintain a continuous narrow bar along the beach, with rips only forming during periods of higher waves. It is backed by a 1 km wide area of revegetating dune transgression in the east, and a high scarped foredune along the centre and western section of beach, backed by vegetated transgressive dunes extending up to 500 m inland.

Beach Length: 1.8km

General Hazard Rating: 4/10

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.