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Wreck Rock (north 1), Deepwater

Qld 4674
Bluebottles (Oct-Mar) Irukandji (Sep-May) Topographic rips High Tide Range

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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: qld1486
Includes beaches: Wreck Rock (north 1)
State/Region: QLD - Deepwater
Beach name: Wreck Rock (north 1)
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

Red Rock is a blunt, 30 m high, 500 m long headland fringed by red rocks. South of the headland, the few remaining rocks soon give way to sand and long, straight, sandy beaches (Fig. 3.1a) dominate the coast all the way to the Burnett River mouth. The first five beaches are part of the Deepwater National Park. They all face east-north-east and are well exposed to southerly and easterly waves, that average 0.5 to 1 m in height. The beaches are all composed of relatively coarse sand and have steep high tide beaches fronted by low tide bars, cut by rips every 150 to 200 m on the longer beaches. There is 4WD access from Agnes Water to Red Rock and the beaches to either side, as well as 4WD access from the Deepwater Creek Road to the Wreck Rock picnic and camping area.

Beach 1485 is bounded by three sets of rocks that loosely impound the 150 m long beach. It is backed by a low foredune, with the access track reaching the shore in lee of the rocks. On the south side of the rocks, beach 1486 runs for another 2.1 km to Wreck Rock. This beach is backed by a 10 m high foredune that fronts some vegetated parabolic dunes up to 500 m in length. It has a steep high tide beach, with the low tide bar cut by an average of ten rips. It is bordered by the low rocks at each end, with 4WD access to either end.

 

Swimming

These beaches offer steep high tide beaches fronted by deep water, while at mid to low tide a shallow bar cut by rips every 150 to 200 m dominates. Relatively safe during low waves, however be careful when waves are breaking.

 

Surfing

Best during moderate to high swell conditions over the low tide bar and rips.

 

Fishing

Numerous rip holes along all beaches, as well as two sets of rocks.

 

General

A relatively difficult to access national park offering beachfront camping and many kilometres of natural beaches.

 

 

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
 
24°
wind
S/9 km/h
 
  • Fri
  • Sat
    29°
    23°
  • Sun
    29°
    23°
  • Mon
    30°
    23°
  • Tue
    29°
    23°
  • Wed
    29°
    23°
TOWN OF 1770 (18 km) issued at 03:00 (EST)
Water
27
Issued at Fri, February 10 07:01
Swell Forecast
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • E
    0.3 m
  • E
    0.5 m
  • E
    0.5 m
  • E
    0.4 m
  • E
    0.4 m
Deepwater issued at Thu, February 9 23:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • Low
    5:09
    0.51m
  • High
    11:15
    3.94m
  • Low
    17:45
    0.58m
  • High
    23:40
    3.51m
 
Urangan 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.