Weather Forecast
21.80°C
Current Temperature
15.00km/h
Wind speed
23.24°C
Water Temperature
0.81m
Swell
0.07m
Tide
11/11
UV
Gap Beach (NSW 139) is located 1 km to the south in Hat Head National Park and is surrounded by the Smoky Cape Range, with the slopes of 220 m high Little Smoky forming the northern headland. Access is via a steep 4WD track up and over the range to the southern end of the isolated beach. The beach is 900 m in length, faces due east, with the boundary steep headlands, and a small creek in the centre (Fig. 4.73). The beach is exposed, with waves averaging 1.5 m and dominated by rips across the inner and outer bars coupled with permanent rips against the headlands. Under high waves the beach is drained by one large megarip, so beware.
Beach Length: 0.9km
General Hazard Rating:
7/10
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
Formal parking area
Formal parking area
Park
Regulations
Hazards
Topographic rips
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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