Horseshoe Bay - Port Elliot Traditional Cache
Horseshoe Bay - Port Elliot
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Horseshoe bay at Port Elliot is 700 m long. The beach faces east at the jetty and swings round to face south against Commodore Point. Because of the protection afforded the bay waves average 0.5 m increasing slightly toward Freeman Knob. The low waves together with the medium to coarse sand, produce a high, steep beach, with no bar following low waves, and a narrow bar after high waves. These conditions cause the waves to surge strongly up the beach. Regular beach cusps are a feature of the shoreline.
This is a relatively safe swimming beach under normal wave conditions. High swell will however produce a very heavy shore break. The safest swimming is always at the western surf club end, where waves are always smallest.
Horseshoe bay is not usually suitable for surfers due to a low shore break in the bay.
Fishing from the jetty and boundary rocks is popular amongst the locals. The absence of a bar also allows deep water just off the beach.
This is a very accessible, well serviced little bay and beach. It is relatively safe, protected from westerly winds and very popular in summer.
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