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Continent:
Australia
Country:
Australia
Next Big City:
Brisbane
Next Town:
Hervey Bay
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Toilet, Parking


Water
Type:
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
Mole
Quality:
Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
High Tide, Coming Tide, Falling Tide

Mostly flat on lower tides. Choppy with varying swell on higher tides. There is a sand bar just offshore which is covered at high tide but is normally still shallow enough to stand on. A good learners spot. Nice shallow water. Best 2 hours before thru to 2 hours after high tide. Ideal on incoming tide with SE winds or outgoing and Northerly.
Beach
Type:
Sand
Size:
Small
Hazards:
Concrete, Other
Beach Users:
No Info

The beach is soft sand up higher where the tide doesn't reach. If it's windy enough, your gear gets buried by wind-blown sand. Some debris from the nearby trees etc is always on the beach. Small sticks etc. This beach is only normally used when the tide is too high to kite at the Urangan Pier. Even at high tide, there is enough room to rig and launch/land. There is a sand bar just offshore which is covered at high tide but is normally still shallow enough to stand on. At low tide, you have to walk out past the sand bar if you want to kite here. Better to just go around the corner to the Urangan Pier instead! There are some large pipes (stormwater) that cut across the beach downwind from the regular launching spot.

Wind

Best Months:
January, February, March, April, October, November, December
Wind Type:
No Info
Best Direction:
E, ESE, SE
Main Direction:
E, ESE, SE, SW, WSW, W

This beach is only used on a SE (sideshore) or E/SE (sideonshore) winds. Average of 10-15kts, sometimes up to 20+kts. Best winds from October to April. After April, the winds turn W to SW and is gusty/patchy.



How to get there
Transport:
Car
Access:
Short Walk


Get directions from


Travel into Hervey Bay from the airport on Booral Road (which becomes Elizabeth Street) until you reach King Street. Turn right and follow the road until you see the Neptune's signs (on the left). If you're already in Hervey Bay, follow the Esplanade to Urangan until you hit King Street. Turn left and follow the road to the Neptune's signs (on the left).

Extra Information
Rules:
None


There are some large pipes (stormwater) that cut across the beach downwind from the regular launching spot, so a helmet is a good idea.

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