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Beach number: nsw590B
State/Region: NSW - Dalmeny
Beach name: DALMENY
General Beach Hazard Rating: 6
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

Brou Beach (NSW 590) is 6.5 km long running essentially due south from Jemisons Point to the serrated Mummuga Head at Dalmeny. It is a long and interesting beach backed by three lakes. In the north is the smaller Lake Tarourga, which exists occasionally against Jemisons Point, with the larger Lake Brou in the centre, and equally large Lake Mummuga in the south which exits hard against the southern rocks. In addition between the two larger lakes is a 1.5 km section of low bluffs whose relatively young clays (less than 60 million years old), are often eroded by the waves producing coloured plumes of water which trace the rips and other currents. In addition there are rock reefs in the surf. This system should one day become a National Park. In the mean time it is accessible in the north from Jemison Beach and in the south from Dalmeny, or by boat across Brou Lake, from the camping area on the western shore of the lake, in Bodolla State Forest. The beach receives waves averaging 1.5 m, which maintain a continuous usually attached bar, cut by rips every 200-300 m, with permanent rips against Jemisons Point and Mummuga Head, and against some of the central reefs. The medium to coarse beach sand produces a steep beach face and during low waves a strong shore break and surge may occur up the beach.

 

Swimming

Be careful if swimming on this beach as most of it is isolated and rip-dominated. At Dalmeny the beach is patrolled in summer and this is the best place to swim, though rips are still common.

 

Surfing

Beach breaks abound the length of this beach, with additional breaks on the central reefs, however few people ever get to surf this long beach. At the southern end there are lefts and rights to be had over the bars off Dalmeny Beach and a bombora off Mummuga Head that produces a right in big south swell.

 

Fishing

The south end is most popular, with the beach gutters and the holes and gutters around Mummuga Head.

 

Carpark

Type: Formal parking area
Spaces: 30

 

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
 
21°
wind
NE/17 km/h
 
  • Fri
  • Sat
    22°
    17°
  • Sun
    23°
    16°
  • Mon
    23°
    16°
  • Tue
    22°
    16°
  • Wed
    22°
    16°
NAROOMA (6 km) issued at 15:00 (EST)
Water
21
Issued at Fri, February 10 07:01
Swell Forecast
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • E
    1.5 m
  • E
    1.4 m
  • S
    0.3 m
  • ENE
    1.5 m
  • ENE
    1.2 m
6 km from Dalmeny issued at Thu, February 9 23:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • Low
    4:30
    0.41m
  • High
    10:46
    1.77m
  • Low
    17:15
    0.21m
  • High
    23:28
    1.53m
 
Eden issued at Thu, February 9 10:00 (Local Time)
UV Index
12
 

Dalmeny (Lifeguards)

*Although SLSA has tried to ensure that this information is accurate, as it has been provided by surf life saving club(s) and/or other organisations, SLSA takes no responsibility for its accuracy. Please contact the entity(s) displayed directly if you need any further information. .

Dalmeny (Lifeguards)

21 December to 29 January
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Date: Friday, February 10, 2012

There is no beach service this week.

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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 guarentee that all translations will be accurate.