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Main Beach, the only patrolled beach
at Evans Head, is a safe stretch of sand
with one permanent rip at its southern end,
right next to North Wall. Surfers use it to
propel themselves out to sea. But new
swimmers should be aware that it will take
you out of your depth very quickly. Keep
kids on inner tubes out of this area!
Further north, along Airforce Beach,
rips become more regular and more intense.
Surf is bigger and the chance of a rescue
becomes more remote. Take care.
Sharks Beach, tucked between South
Wall and the headland may look safe one day
but it could be very dangerous the next. In
big surf tonnes of on-rushing water have no
where to escape - except out the extreme
northern and southern ends of this U-shaped
beach. These 'escape valves' are really
strong rips and can quickly catch you off
guard. Again, surfers use them to their
advantage but great care is needed for
inexperienced swimmers.
Chinamens Beach on the southern side
of Goanna Headland is a paradise and we
expect you to treat it so. No dogs. No
rubbish. And no non-sense. This beautiful
beach can throw up a chaotic, pounding surf
and a powerful long-shore current before
'ripping' out to sea. On days when Main
beach looks small, Chinamens is much bigger.
The beach is particularly dangerous in an
easterly swell. Of course there are
excellent surf spots here if you know where
to go. But those of you still getting to
know the ocean - you must take care.
There are several scallop-shaped beaches
around the perimeter of Goanna Headland. All
of them are remote, all beautiful and all
capable of drowning the careless swimmer.
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