Bowes River (N)

WA Northampton Horrocks Directions

Weather Forecast

23.40°C

Current Temperature

32.00km/h

Wind speed

21.24°C

Water Temperature

2.40m

Swell

0.11m

Tide

10/11

Beach WA 1106 commences on the northern side of the river mouth and trends to the northwest for 3.3 km to the beginning of Horrocks Lagoon. The beach is fronted by a continuous 50 m wide intertidal platform with waves breaking heavily on the outer edge of the platform to reach the sandy high tide beach. Conditions are hazardous the length of the beach. An unstable foredune and active dunes back the beach, with a series of parabolics expanding northward along the rear of the beach and extending up to 1 km inland. The beach is accessible by 4 WD tracks from the river mouth and through the dunes from Horrocks.

Beach Length: 3.3km

General Hazard Rating: 8/10

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.

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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.