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Indian Head, Cooktown

Qld 4895
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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: qld0639
Includes beaches: Indian Head
State/Region: QLD - Cooktown
Beach name: Indian Head
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

Town Beach (also known as Gadalathami Beach) is the main surfing beach for the Nhulunbuy-Gove region and site of the Gove Surf Life Saving Club. The clubhouse is located on bluffs at the very southern end of the beach and offers delightful views up the beach. The beach is 3.3 km long and faces east, and is afforded some protection from the waves by Cape Arnhem, with waves averaging about 1 m in height. They maintain a steep, coarse sand beach fronted by a flat 50 m wide low tide bar, together with some rocks in the surf in front of the club.

 

Fishing

Good permanent rips against the rocks at both ends, plus beach gutters.

 

General

NSW's southernmost beach is also its most isolated, and remains unnamed. It is not only difficult to reach, with only foot or boat access, but you also need a very good reason to obtain a permit. If you do make it there you will enjoy the same scenery Captain Cook enjoyed in 1770.

 

 

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
 
25°
wind
W/6 km/h
 
  • Fri
  • Sat
    32°
    24°
  • Sun
    32°
    24°
  • Mon
    32°
    24°
  • Tue
    32°
    24°
  • Wed
    32°
    24°
COOKTOWN AP (10 km) issued at 05:30 (EST)
Water
30
Issued at Fri, February 10 07:01
Swell Forecast
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • ESE
    0.5 m
  • ESE
    0.5 m
  • ESE
    0.5 m
  • ESE
    0.4 m
  • ESE
    0.4 m
8 km from Cooktown issued at Thu, February 9 23:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • Low
    5:07
    0.60m
  • High
    11:31
    2.84m
  • Low
    17:47
    0.87m
  • High
    23:42
    2.32m
 
Port Douglas issued at Thu, February 9 10:00 (Local Time)
UV Index
15
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.