Mount Cleveland is surrounded by 25 km of predominantly rocky shore, linked to the mainland by extensive tidal flats. On its eastern shore between the cape and Cape Ferguson, 14 km to the south, is a rocky shore containing four beaches, the longest being 2 km in length. Only the southern Turtle Bay is accessible by road and since 1985 has housed the Australian Institute of Marine Science. The first three can only be reached by boat or on foot over the steep backing terrain. Paradise Bay (876) is a straight, 1.2 km long, sandy beach facing east-north-east. It is backed by a broad, sloping valley and bordered by prominent, 100 m high granite headlands, all of which converge on 560 m high Mount Cleveland 2 km to the south. The beach is composed of fine sand which, with waves averaging 0.5 m, maintains a low to moderately steep beach. It is backed by a low, grassy and casuarina-covered foredune, and fronted by a narrow, continuous bar. The beach swings around at the very southern end where there is a safer anchorage, a small creek draining across the beach and a natural rock pool in amongst the large boulders. read more

Beach Length: 1.2km