Beach WA 222 commences at the reef-bound foreland that separates it from beach WA 221. The beach initially extends west for 2 km before curving round to the southwest for a total length of 6.6 km. It is backed by a 10-20 m foredune, then a high 500 m wide band of lower, scrub-covered dune, then a 1-2 km wide area of shallow lakes and wetlands. Swan Hill is a 13 m high dune towards the western end of the beach. There is vehicle access to the beach via a rough track in the centre, and from the track that runs north from Starvation Boat Harbour in the west. The beach becomes increasingly protected by Powell Point to the west with wave height decreasing from about 1 m in the east to less than 0.5 km in the west. The waves maintain a continuous low tide terrace apart from a few small rock outcrops, terminating against the low sloping gneiss below 11 m high Emu Hill. Powell Point is a low gneiss headland, capped by 29 m high calcarenite Lime Hill. The point forms one of the more significant inflections in the shoreline between Esperance and Hopetoun. Immediately east of the point the shoreline trends north for 3 km before resuming its easterly trend. The east-facing Starvation Boat Harbour lies to the lee of the point, followed by a 2 km long section of low gneiss shoreline, which at its northern end forms the western boundary of beach WA 222. Between this boundary and the harbour are six protected, low energy east-facing beaches (WA 223-227). A gravel road reaches the harbour beach, with a 4WD track leading back along the crest of the 10 m high dune-covered rocky shore to beach WA 222 and provides access to the other beaches. read more

Beach Length: 6.6km