Weather Forecast
22.80°C
Current Temperature
11.00km/h
Wind speed
18.13°C
Water Temperature
0.44m
Swell
1.52m
Tide
9/11
UV
Immediately north of the harbour the original beach continues up to Port Stanvac and on to the cliffs below the oil refinery. This is a narrow high tide sand and boulder beach (228), backed by 30 to 40 m high bluffs, and fronted by 50 m wide rock platforms cut in steeply dipping g metasedimentary rocks. The 300 m long Port Stanvac jetty is located in the centre of this beach, and while a road runs to the jetty is it no accessible to the public.
Beach Length: 2km
General Hazard Rating:
5/10
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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