Weather Forecast
23.10°C
Current Temperature
0.00km/h
Wind speed
28.29°C
Water Temperature
0.62m
Swell
2.25m
Tide
13/11
UV
Shepherd Bay is an open, 8 km wide, north-east facing bay on the north-eastern tip of the island. It is bordered by Cape Richards and Cape Sandwich. The bay contains 11 km of shoreline, consisting of six beaches separated by rocky shore. The first two beaches (802 & 803) are the larger of the six and occupy half the bay shoreline. There is no development on the beaches and the only access is by boat or on foot from the Cape Richards resort.
North Shepherd Beach (802) faces east and runs for 2 km from the southern side of Cape Richards down to the eastern base of the Kirkville Hills. It receives waves averaging about 0.5 m and consists of a narrow high tide beach, fronted by a 200 m wide, low gradient low tide bar. It is backed by a 10 m high, 50 to 200 m wide foredune, which is in turn bordered by the mangroves and mud flats of Missionary Bay.
Beach Length: 2km
General Hazard Rating:
3/10
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.
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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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