Weather Forecast
24.60°C
Current Temperature
19.00km/h
Wind speed
23.32°C
Water Temperature
0.25m
Swell
0.4m
Tide
7/11
UV
Shell Beach (WA 1394) occupies a 3 km wide, 3.5 km deep bay that forms the southeast end of Lharidon Bight. The 6.5 km long curving, U-shaped bay faces north and is fringed by sand flats averaging about 1 km wide. Occasional northerly wind waves transport the cockle shells from the bay floor across the sand flats to the famous beach, and over time have built out the beach up to 200 m into the bay, with the former beaches marked by a series of shore parallel beach ridge crests (Fig. 4.316), which are gradually being degraded by pedestrian traffic. A gravel road runs out to the rear of the beach where there is a car park and toilets, but no other facilities. Besides being a major tourist attraction the shell grit is quarried for road base and the older cemented shells are cut out into slabs for building material.
Beach Length: 6.5km
General Hazard Rating:
1/10
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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.
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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.
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