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.
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.
Air temps average from low 20's°C (at the start of the season) to mid 30's°C during summer. Water temps are normally a few degrees lower. A wetsuit (shortsuit) is nice at the beginning and end of the season. Definitely not required in summer. Season normally goes from approx. October to April.
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.
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).
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