Bengunnu Point lies 1.5 km south of Aragunnu Beach. Between the north side of the point and 1.7 km to the south at Picnic Point are five small exposed beaches (NSW 642-646). They are all backed by forested slopes rising steeply to over 100 m in height with access only at the southern Picnic Point. The 350 million-year-old intrusive, rhyolite rocks of the low Bengunnu Point are in tied to the mainland by a tombolo formed by two small beaches either side. The northern Bengunnu Point beach (NSW 642) is 70 m long and faces northeast receiving slight protection from the small point. It usually has an attached bar in the centre with permanent rips flowing out against the boundary rocks (Fig. 4.413). A small foredune and densely vegetated sand tombolo backs the beach and links it to the southern beach. Beach NSW 643 is a curving 100 m long, southeast-facing more exposed beach, with steep rocks forming the south boundary, and some rocks on the centre of the beach and the point to the north. It usually has an 80 m wide surf zone drained by permanent rips to either end. Beside the tombolo, scarped and densely vegetated slopes rise to 110 m behind the beaches. Around the next small point 300 m to the south is 50 m long beach NSW 644 filling the steep mouth of a narrow forested valley with slopes rise steeply to 100 m. It has a single permanent rip occupying most of the surf zone, together with some rocks. read more

Beach Length: 0.07km