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Tallallebela, Bulwer

Qld 4025
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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: qldMOR02
State/Region: QLD - Bulwer
Beach name: Tallallebela
General Beach Hazard Rating: 7
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 northern tip of Moreton Island consists of a 1.5 km section of high bedrock between 20 m high North Point and 120 m high Cape Moreton. Lighthouses are located on both headlands and the whole area is Commonwealth land. This ridge of bedrock is the only rock on the large and otherwise sandy island. Between the two headlands is an open, north-east facing, predominantly rocky bay, within which are four small pocket beaches. All four are backed by steep cliffs and bluffs rising in places over 60 m. There are steep access tracks down to each of the beaches.

Tallallebela beach (MOR2) lies in the centre of the rocky bay. It consists of a 50 m long high tide beach at the base of 80 m high bluffs, fronted by a low tide beach up to 100 m long, bordered by exposed rock platforms and steep cliffs. Access is via the steep backing bluffs. The beach faces north-east and receives waves averaging over 1 m, which maintain a trough along the beach, usually drained by one rip against the northern rocks.

 

Swimming

These are four difficult to access, hazardous beaches dominated by rips and rocks. The cape beach has the lowest waves, but even here there can be a strong current along the beach, as well as rocks in the surf.

 

Surfing

The sand waves off the cape beach can produce long right-handers during moderate to higher swell, while Honeymoon Bay has a beach break over the bar.

 

Fishing

All four beaches offer both deep permanent rip and rock holes, as well as vantage points for rock fishing.

 

General

Four little pockets of rock-bound sand on an otherwise sandy island.

 

 

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
N/20 km/h
 
  • Sat
    28°
    N/A
  • Sun
    28°
    22°
  • Mon
    27°
    22°
  • Tue
    27°
    22°
  • Wed
    27°
    22°
  • Thu
    26°
    22°
CAPE MORETON (1 km) issued at 22:00 (EST)
Water
27
Issued at Sat, February 11 13:00
Swell Forecast
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • SE
    0.9 m
  • E
    0.8 m
  • E
    0.8 m
  • E
    0.7 m
  • E
    0.7 m
Bulwer issued at Sat, February 11 17:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • Low
    6:46
    0.35m
  • High
    12:49
    2.39m
  • Low
    19:20
    0.34m
 
Brisbane issued at Sat, February 11 10:00 (Local Time)
UV Index
14
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.