The northern shore of Moreton Island faces north-west and extends for 11 km between low, sandy Comboyuro Point and 20 m high, rocky North Point. While this is a lee shore and waves average less than 1 m, decreasing to the west, it is nonetheless a very dynamic shoreline, with the low, sandy Heath Island comprising two crenulate sand spits. Yellow Patch (MOR15) is a north-north-west facing beach curving between the eastern end of Heath Island and North Point. Like Heath Island it is a low energy, but very dynamic beach, owing to pulses of sand that move around North Point and are pushed by the waves along the beach. These sand waves at times form elongate spits, backed by temporary lagoons, while in between, the backing vegetated dunes may be eroded and scarped. There is a small collection of shacks and houses in the low vegetated dunes at the eastern end of the beach. read more

Beach Length: 2.3km