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Qld 4850
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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: qld0817
Includes beaches: 817
State/Region: QLD - Lucinda
Beach name: 817
General Beach Hazard Rating: 2
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

Beach 817 is a pocket of sand surrounded on three sides by steep, grass-covered slopes that rise to 100 to 250 m. At the base of the slopes is the 400 m long beach and a low, densely covered foredune. The high tide beach is low and narrow, while at low tide an 80 m wide bar is exposed, usually with rips running out against the rocks and two along the beach.

 

Swimming

This is a very difficult to access and potentially hazardous beach, particularly when waves exceed 0.5 m and toward low tide, when up to four rips form in the surf.

 

Surfing

Waves average over 0.5m and produce a beach break over the bars and rips.

 

Fishing

Best off the rocks at high tide, or in the rip holes at mid to low tide.

 

General

A relatively isolated beach sitting in its own little valley.

 

 

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
29°
wind
S/4 km/h
 
  • Sat
    33°
    N/A
  • Sun
    33°
    24°
  • Mon
    33°
    24°
  • Tue
    33°
    24°
  • Wed
    32°
    24°
  • Thu
    30°
    24°
INGHAM (35 km) issued at 09:00 (EST)
Water
30
Issued at Sat, February 11 13:00
Swell Forecast
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • ESE
    0.2 m
  • ESE
    0.2 m
  • ESE
    0.3 m
  • E
    0.3 m
  • E
    0.3 m
Lucinda issued at Sat, February 11 17:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • Low
    5:44
    1.04m
  • High
    12:13
    3.15m
  • Low
    18:31
    1.14m
 
issued at Sat, February 11 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.