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869, Cape Cleveland

Qld 4816
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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: qld0869
Includes beaches: 869
State/Region: QLD - Cape Cleveland
Beach name: 869
General Beach Hazard Rating: 1
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

The eastern shore of Cleveland Bay consists of a 7 km long, rocky and sandy shore that ends at Cape Cleveland. Both the cape and the bay were named by Captain Cook in June 1770. Townsville lies 20 km across the bay on its western shore, with mangroves occupying much of the southern shore in between. The mangroves finally end at the eastern extremity of Launs Beach, where the shore also turns to a more northerly direction. For the first three kilometres north from Launs Beach, the shore alternates between six small, generally undeveloped, sandy beaches and the granitic rocks of Mount Cleveland; located 3 km to the east and reaching a height of 560 m.

Beaches 868, 869 and 870 are three small, north-west facing pockets of sand; 40 m, 50 m and 100 m long respectively; lying along the base of a 1 km long headland. The three are separated by large granite boulders and backed by steeply rising, wooded slopes. There are a few shacks on beaches 869 and 870. Each beach has a small high tide beach, a 30 m wide low tide beach and tidal flats extending 300 to 400 m into the bay.

 

Swimming

All six have nice, small, sandy beaches at high tide, while extensive tidal flats are exposed at low tide.

 

Surfing

None.

 

Fishing

Only at high tide.

 

General

Six isolated beaches that can only be reached by boat at high tide.

 

 

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
ESE/11 km/h
 
  • Fri
    32°
    25°
  • Sat
    32°
    25°
  • Sun
    32°
    25°
  • Mon
    31°
    25°
  • Tue
    32°
    25°
  • Wed
    32°
    25°
TOWNSVILLE (25 km) issued at 06:00 (EST)
Water
30
Issued at Fri, February 10 07:01
Swell Forecast
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • N
    0.3 m
  • NE
    0.2 m
  • N
    0.2 m
  • WNW
    0.2 m
  • NE
    0.1 m
Cape Cleveland issued at Thu, February 9 23:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • Low
    4:54
    0.79m
  • High
    11:32
    3.52m
  • Low
    17:56
    1.09m
  • High
    23:42
    2.93m
 
Townsville 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.