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Zoe Bay, Lucinda

Qld 4850
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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: qld0818
Includes beaches: Zoe Bay
State/Region: QLD - Lucinda
Beach name: Zoe 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

Zoe Bay occupies the front of a 2 km wide, 4 km long valley that has been largely infilled with sand and mud. The 2.5 km long beach forms a spit toward the seaward end of the valley, with the high valley sides narrowing to a width of 1.5 m to form the valley and bay mouth. Behind the beach, the flat valley floor is occupied by a meandering tidal creek and extensive mangroves, while steep slopes, rising to several hundred metres, surround the valley.

The beach faces east and receives waves averaging 0.5 m. These have built the fine beach sands into a low, narrow high tide beach fronted by a very low gradient, 150 m wide, intertidal sand bar, with the low waves spilling across a 100 m wide surf zone (Fig. 4.26). The main valley creek maintains an inlet at the northern end of the beach and flows out across a 400 m wide tidal delta, that is also exposed at low tide. A smaller creek also drains across the very southern end of the beach.

 

Swimming

The safest swimming is on the main beach and clear of the two tidal creeks, where strong currents and deep channels are common.

 

Surfing

Usually low, spilling breakers that improve as the Trades pick up, particularly in the most protected southern corner.

 

Fishing

Best off the rocks and in the two creeks.

 

General

A moderately long, low beach surrounded by prominent headlands, two creeks and the extensive backing tidal flats and mangroves.

 

 

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
26°
wind
NNW/2 km/h
 
  • Fri
    33°
    24°
  • Sat
    33°
    24°
  • Sun
    33°
    24°
  • Mon
    32°
    24°
  • Tue
    33°
    23°
  • Wed
    32°
    24°
INGHAM (33 km) issued at 03:00 (EST)
Water
30
Issued at Thu, February 9 13:01
Swell Forecast
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • ENE
    0.3 m
  • E
    0.2 m
  • E
    0.2 m
  • E
    0.2 m
  • ESE
    0.2 m
Lucinda issued at Thu, February 9 17:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • Low
    5:03
    0.78m
  • High
    11:33
    3.39m
  • Low
    17:47
    1.05m
  • High
    23:44
    2.81m
 
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.