Whalebone Cove (WA 1109) is located in lee of the large calcarenite platforms that forms its boundary with Three Mile Beach (Fig. 4.274). The reef extends 300 m north of the boundary providing a sheltered cove and anchorage for fishing boats. The 4.6 km long beach trends to the north in lee of the reef as a low energy reflective beach as far as the cliffs, it then curves to the northwest becoming more exposed to the north. The beach accordingly grades to a low tide terrace and finally a transverse bar and rip along the northern few hundred metres. The cliffed section has a narrow (50-100 m) wide foredune plain backing the beach, then steep sparsely vegetated slopes rising 80 m to a flat-topped surface. There is 4 WD access from Three Mile Beach in the south, with tracks along the crest of the cliffs, but no northern vehicle access. There are left-hand surf breaks out on the southern reef with access across the platform to the waters edge. read more

Beach Length: 4.6km