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Wunjunga, Wunjunga

Qld 4806
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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: qld0899
Includes beaches: Wunjunga
State/Region: QLD - Wunjunga
Beach name: Wunjunga
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 western shore of Upstart Bay has four beaches between the southern channel of the Burdekin River, Groper Creek and Molongle Creek. All four are accessible by vehicle and have some degree of fishing shack and holiday settlements.

Wunjunga Beach (899) begins on the south side of the low bluff and the southern slopes of Big Hill. It is connected to the highway by a 10 km long road that reaches the beach 4 km south of the settlement, then parallels the back of the beach. The beach is 13.6 km long, faces north-east and is backed by up to 15 older beach ridges in the north, while to the south it is a 7 km long recurved spit. It is at times breached in the middle, and a creek flows across the beach just south of where the road turns north. There is also a 4WD track leading to a small southern settlement on the inside of the southern tip of the beach. The beach consists of a moderately steep and narrow high tide beach, fronted by wide tidal flats off the northern and southern creek mouths, but which narrow in the middle to a 100 m wide bar. Waves are usually less than 0.5 m and spill across the bar at low tide.

 

Swimming

Most swimming takes place at Big Hill Beach. While waves are usually low to calm, you must take care of the deep channel and tidal currents, stay close inshore, and well clear of the channel. Elsewhere you can only swim at high tide, with extensive tidal flats exposed at low tide.

 

Surfing

The only surf in the area breaks along Wunjunga Beach, however it is usually small and sloppy.

 

Fishing

The four settlements along these beaches have been primarily developed for fishing communities, and a lot of fishing is done in the creeks and the bay, as well as off the beaches at high tide. Boats are launched off the beaches and at the Molongle marina.

 

General

Four low energy beaches relatively close to the highway, but until the development of the Molongle marina, remained largely overlooked by passing traffic.

 

Carpark

Type: Formal parking area
Spaces: 20

 

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/
 
  • Sat
    32°
    N/A
  • Sun
    33°
    24°
  • Mon
    33°
    24°
  • Tue
    33°
    24°
  • Wed
    32°
    24°
  • Thu
    31°
    24°
AYR DPI (31 km) issued at 20:30 (EST)
Water
29
Issued at Sat, February 11 13:00
Swell Forecast
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • ENE
    0.1 m
  • ENE
    0.1 m
  • ENE
    0.1 m
  • ENE
    0.1 m
  • ENE
    0.1 m
Wunjunga issued at Sat, February 11 17:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • High
    1:43
    3.09m
  • Low
    7:31
    0.80m
  • High
    13:55
    3.45m
  • Low
    20:11
    0.72m
 
Shute Harbour 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.