Weather Forecast
18.60°C
Current Temperature
7.00km/h
Wind speed
21.33°C
Water Temperature
0.24m
Swell
0.23m
Tide
11/11
UV
Hargraves Beach (NSW 269) is a 1.2 km east-facing beach that gently curves between Jewfish Point and some southern rocks. Two rocky reefs control the nature of the beach, the northern forming Jewfish Point, which together with the southern reef and Norah Head, reduce wave height to usually less than 0.5 m, producing an attached continuous bar along the northern half of the beach and a steep reflective beach to the south. The beach is named after Hargraves Cottage, home to Edward Hargraves, the man credited with starting Australia's first gold rush. His cottage still stands on the bluffs above the southern end of the beach. The beach is largely backed by private property with access in the centre along two short roads that end at the beach. A good view of the beach is provided from the rocks above the southern end, but no access.
Beach Length: 1.2km

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

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. Click here to visit general surf education information.

Information

Formal parking area
Formal parking area
Shops
Drinking water
Bus

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Weather

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.