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Dailey River, Cape Le Grand

Wa 6450
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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: wa0104
Includes beaches: Dailey River
State/Region: WA - Cape Le Grand
Beach name: Dailey River
General Beach Hazard Rating: 2
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

Beach WA 104 commences on the western side of the 150 m long outcrop of granite and curves round for 5.7 km to the west and finally south in lee of Table Island where it forms a narrow overwashed tombolo, which attaches it to the coast. Wave height decreases from less than 1.5 m in the east to less than 0.5 m at the island. As the waves drop the beach grades from a continuous bar cut by a few rips, to no rips and finally a low gradient reflective beach at the island, with seagrass meadows close to shore, and seagrass debris piles on the upper beach. There is vehicle access and a car park in lee of the tombolo, as well as a rough track along the rear of the beach. Two stabilising blowouts are located towards the eastern end, with generally stable foredune to the centre and west, with the Dailey River deflected for 2 km along the eastern end of the beach to exit across the beach at the tombolo. Duke of Orleans Bay offers the first commercial facilities on the coast east of Fowlers Bay, 950 km to the east in South Australia. A spacious and shady caravan park and store are located at the southern end of the main beach, with the official name of the settlement called Wharton. The bay area is dominated by 168 m high granite dome of Mount Belches and its adjoining granite points and islands. The bay faces east and is sheltered by its orientation, headlands and islands, with low wave to calm conditions usually prevailing at the three beaches (WA 105-107).

 

 

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
16°
wind
S/19 km/h
 
  • Sun
    20°
    13°
  • Mon
    22°
    13°
  • Tue
    24°
    13°
  • Wed
    26°
    15°
  • Thu
    26°
    16°
  • Fri
    26°
    16°
ESPERANCE (67 km) issued at 05:00 (EST)
Water
20
Issued at Sun, February 5 07:01
Swell Forecast
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • N
    0 m
  • N
    0 m
  • N
    0 m
  • S
    0.8 m
  • S
    0.7 m
6 km from Cape Le Grand issued at Sat, February 4 23:00 (EST)
Today's Tide
  • Low
    5:23
    0.21m
  • High
    11:34
    0.56m
  • Low
    15:06
    0.48m
  • High
    22:02
    1.09m
 
Esperance issued at Sat, February 4 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.