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Maitland Bay, Bouddi

Nsw 2251
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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: nsw290
Includes beaches: Maitland Bay
State/Region: NSW - Bouddi
Beach name: MAITLAND BAY
General Beach Hazard Rating: 3
Least hazardous: 1-3
Moderately hazardous: 4-6
Highly hazardous: 7-8
Extremely hazardous: 9-10
Hazard rating refers to physical beach and surf conditions ONLY and does not include potentially dangerous marine life.
Beach

Maitland Bay (NSW 290) is named after the paddle steamer SS Maitland that was wrecked on the bombora off Bouddi Head in 1898. The remains of her boiler still sit on the eastern rock platform. The 600 m long south-facing beach curves between Bouddi and Gerrin points (Fig. 4.176). It can only be reached on foot from the Mount Bouddi or Old Maitland Store car parks, both requiring a 1-2 km walk down the forested spurs. Most people arrive by boat from Sydney and Broken Bay, anchoring toward the more sheltered eastern end. The beach faces south-southwest and is well protected from most swell entering Broken Bay by its orientation, and particularly by the Maitland Bombora and the protruding arm of Bouddi Point. As a result waves average 0.5 m and maintain a steep, cusped reflective beach, which permits small boats to anchor safely close inshore.

 

Swimming

Maitland Bay usually has low surging wave running up the steep beach. Children should watch the surge and deep water close inshore. During big seas a heavy shorebreak develops.

 

Surfing

Only a surging shore break, which gets heavier as the waves get bigger.

 

Fishing

Not permitted in the marine park.

 

General

The 13 km long southern shore of Bouddi National Park is dominated by high sandstone cliffs and headlands that extends south from Second Point to Third Point, where the shore then trends west to Bouddi and Gerrin points, and finally Box Head, the northern headland of Broken Bay. Besides Little Beach, five headland-bound beaches (NSW 289-294) occupy this section of coast.

 

Carpark

 

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 guarentee that all translations will be accurate.

Weather
Today
22°
wind
N/2 km/h
 
  • Thu
    27°
  • Fri
    27°
    17°
  • Sat
    27°
    18°
  • Sun
    28°
    19°
  • Mon
    30°
    19°
  • Tue
    30°
    19°
GOSFORD (15 km) issued at 09:30 (EST)
Water
22
Issued at Thu, February 23 07:01
Swell Forecast
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • ESE
    1 m
  • ESE
    1 m
  • ESE
    0.9 m
  • ESE
    0.7 m
  • SE
    0.6 m
5 km from Bouddi issued at Wed, February 22 23:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • Low
    3:48
    0.36m
  • High
    10:05
    1.62m
  • Low
    16:28
    0.27m
  • High
    22:32
    1.43m
 
Port Kembla issued at Wed, February 22 10:00 (Local Time)
UV Index
11
No Service Providers for this beach:

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Beach Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches. Click here to visit general beach safety information

No Service:

Beach not patrolled out of season

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Beach Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches.

Click here to visit general beach safety information

 

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 guarentee that all translations will be accurate.