Sussex Inlet is a meandering 7 km long narrow tidal inlet, which connects the 3000 ha St Georges Basin with the sea. The town of the same name is located on the western side of the channel and has a population of 1500. The inlet enters the sea in lee of a low rocky point and reef, at the southern end of Bherwerre beach and maintains a permanent opening. On the western side of the inlet is a 400 m long narrow strip of high tide sand (NSW 450), fronted by dynamic tidal sand shoals and the inlet channel with rocks to the south. The beach is called both Sussex Inlet and Stingray and is backed by scarped 20 m high dunes, which originated from the neighbouring Cudmirrah Beach. While waves are usually low to calm at the beach, the deep tidal channel with strong currents makes this a hazardous location. As a result the beach is more popular with fishers. Be careful if boating across the bar as it has claimed many boats. read more

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