Karratha Beach (WA 1797) is the only section of open shoreline, partly free of mangroves along the entire southern shore of Nickol Bay. It is located at the northern most point of the Karratha shoreline and 4 km east of the shopping centre. It is a 200 m long strip of high tide sand bordered and backed by 20 m high bluffs of red Archaean ironstone. A road runs out to the top of the bluffs above the beach where there is a large car park. The beach consists of a steep high tide beach backed by a 50 m wide foredune that has blown up over the backing bluffs, with mangroves occupying the tidal flats along the eastern half of the beach. One kilometre wide tidal flats are exposed at low tide. The beach road also leads to a boat ramp located 100 m east of the eastern boundary bluff. read more

Beach Length: 0.5km