Nanarup Beach, Coastal beach in Great Southern region, Australia.
Nanarup Beach is a 4.2-kilometre white-sand beach 20 kilometres east of Albany, opening north. Scattered beachrock reefs lie at the eastern end for about 1 kilometre before the shore curves southwest to Taylor Inlet. The beach is backed by 12-metre calcarenite bluffs to the east and unstable dunes to the west.
Nanarup Beach lies 20 kilometres east of Albany in the Great Southern region, where Taylor Inlet discharges into the ocean at the western end. A former caravan park stood near that western end, and its site remains beside the toilets and picnic area. A man drowned at Nanarup in 2013 after being swept off the rocks while fishing.
Nanarup is known for fishing and surfing, and a man drowned there in 2013 after being swept off the rocks while fishing. No surf lifesavers patrol the beach, and rips run along much of the surf zone, so anglers and surfers work the shore without patrols.
Stairway access is at the western end, where Taylor Inlet meets the ocean and toilets, a picnic area and a former caravan park stand. Four-wheel drive vehicles are permitted on the sand and can drive east towards Two Peoples Bay. No surf lifesavers patrol the beach, and rips run along much of it.
Islet Point, at the far western end of Nanarup Beach, is a cluster of granite boulders about 20 metres high, joined to the shore by a small tombolo. The strip of rock and sand encloses a pool sheltered from the surf, which is the safest place to swim on a beach with many rips.
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