Weather Forecast
28.50°C
Current Temperature
11.00km/h
Wind speed
30.72°C
Water Temperature
0.36m
Swell
8.5m
Tide
13/11
UV
Back Beach was the main recreational beach on the island. It is accessible by a winding overgrown vehicle track that leaves the northern end of the landing ground. The intertidal beach is located in a west-facing 500 m wide bay surrounded by 60-150 m high slopes. The main beach (K 247) faces west, is 200 m long and fronted by 200 m of sand flats, then another 200 m of reef flats. It is separated from its neighbour (K 248) by a 50 m strip of low sandstone rocks.
Beach Length: 0.2km
General Hazard Rating:
2/10
Patrols
There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Surf Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches.
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Information
Regulations
Hazards
Weather
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 guarantee that all translations will be accurate.
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