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Kaniaal Beach, Cocklebiddy

Wa 6443

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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: wa0013
Includes beaches: Kaniaal Beach
State/Region: WA - Cocklebiddy
Beach name: Kaniaal Beach
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

Kaniaal Beach (WA 13) commences at the slight inflection in the shoreline and continues west-northwest for 12 km to Eyre, then another 5 km to Wonglabilla Well before curving round for 7 km to terminate against the beginning of the calcarenite shore adjacent to Rigbys shack, with a total length of 29 km. The old telegraph station and the Eyre Bird Observatory are located 1 km inland at 279 km. The beach has acted as the source of sand for the largest single dune system in Australia. The dunes trend east-northeast, sub-parallel to the coast, for a maximum distance of 105 km. They are 15 km wide at the coast gradually narrowing to the east. They have a total area of approximately of 1000 km2, and with an average height of approximately 10 m, the dunes have a volume of 10 km3 of quartz and calcareous sands. It is second only to Fraser Island in the size ranking of Australian dune systems. The beach system continues to be protected by the shallow nearshore zone, with wave attenuating across the calcarenite reefs and averaging about 0.5 m at the shore where they maintain a 50 m wide low tide bar, with seagrass offshore, and seagrass debris dominating the upper beach.

 

 

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
 
22°
wind
SE/19 km/h
 
  • Fri
  • Sat
    24°
    12°
  • Sun
    27°
    12°
  • Mon
    34°
    15°
  • Tue
    28°
    17°
  • Wed
    27°
    16°
EYRE (1 km) issued at 15:00 (EST)
Water
21
Issued at Thu, February 9 13:01
Swell Forecast
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • S
    0.6 m
  • S
    0.7 m
  • S
    0.7 m
  • SSE
    0.6 m
  • SSE
    0.5 m
Cocklebiddy issued at Thu, February 9 17:00 (EST)
Today's Tide
  • Low
    6:44
    0.23m
  • High
    12:26
    0.75m
  • Low
    18:14
    0.35m
 
Esperance issued at Thu, February 9 08:00 (Local Time)
UV Index
12
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.