RED HEAD

NSW Shoalhaven Bendalong Directions

Weather Forecast

24.40°C

Current Temperature

11.00km/h

Wind speed

19.58°C

Water Temperature

1.32m

Swell

0.5m

Tide

10/11

At Red Head the coast turns and trends to the southwest for 3.5 km, past the central Inyadda Point to the prominent Green Island. In between are five beaches (NSW 461-463S), backed by the small blufftop communities of Manyana and Cunjurong (population 500). On the southern tip of Red Head is a curving 180 m long high tide sand beach (NSW 461) fronted by 150 m wide intertidal rock flats, and bounded by two protruding rocky points, all composed of 50 million-year-old weathered red basalt. Its a nice spot to sit and fish but can only be used for swimming at high tide; even then rocks abound.

Beach Length: 0.2km

General Hazard Rating: 5/10

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. Click here to visit general surf education information.

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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.