Wategos Beach - Byron Bay

Wategos Beach at Sunset
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Wategos Beach Overview

Location 1.5km East of Byron Bay Town, 140kms south of Brisbane
Nearest Town: 1.5km (Byron Bay)

Tasman Sea Beach	Facilities	Activities Rating	Accommodation
Beach: Sand and rocks	Patrolled: No	Sunbathing: 80%	Hotel/Resort: No
Length: 200m	Toilets: Yes	Swimming: 76%	Caravan Park: No
Faces: NW	Showers: Yes	Surfing: 82%	Beach Food: No
Top: Headland	Picnic Area: Yes	Kitesurf: 64%	Café/Kiosk: No
Bottom: Headland	Tidal Pool: No	Fishing: 76%	Restaurants: No
Surrounds: Bushland	Pier: No	Shore Dive:	Risk Level: 2 - Care Required
Reef: Yes	Other: BBQ	Snorkelling:	Dumping Waves: Yes
Ocean Swell: Yes	Access: 2 - Car or Walk	Spear Fishing:	Frequent Rips: Yes
Other:	Car Park: Yes	Walks: 91%	Shark Attacks: 2007. Non fatal
	Transport: No	Other:	Other:
Great little beach, surf not as good as some nearby, but still can be alright. Very nice picnic/BBQ spot.. A great place to be at sunset.

Wategos Beach Map

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Geography

Wategos Beach is a 300 metre strip of sand between two reefy headlands. It curves sharply northeast, the middle of the beach faces northwest, exposed to the Pacific Ocean.
Its is an ocean surf beach, surrounded by bushland and a semi-residential area.

Location

Wategos is on the northern end of Cape Byron, 1.5 kms northeast from the township of Byron Bay, Northern NSW.
Cape Byron is the most easterly point on the Australian mainland.

Highlights

Wategos is a quality surfbreak in the right conditions. It is also a great place to have a bbq at sunset after a hard afternoon of surfing.

Name

Named after the Watego family, who grew Bananas and vegetables in the area.
Cape Byron was named by Captain James Cook, in honour of John Byron. Byron was an explorer who circumnavigated the globe in less than 2 years, along the way taking possession of the Falkland Islands for Britain. He is also the the grandfather of the poet Lord Byron.

Patrolled Beach

Patrolled 7 Days a week during Summer and Easter school Holidays ^

Beach Walk

Cape Byron Walking Track. From here you can walk up the Cape to Australia's Eastern most point and Cape Byron Lighthouse.

Gallery

Wategos Beach Gallery

Wategos Surfing	Byron Bay Lighthouse

Created by admin. Last Modification: Wednesday 04 of May, 2011 20:17:23 EST by admin.

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