Baie des Tortues, Public beach in Bourail, New Caledonia.

Baie des Tortues is a public beach in Bourail located within Gouaro Bay and facing Popinée Pass. The shoreline is marked by numerous columnar pines, and small water pools form naturally along the sand.

The Roche Percée and Baie des Tortues area became a nature reserve of South Province in 1993, listed under article 213-30 of the province's environmental code and also recorded as a marine protected area. Since 2006 the Bwärä Tortues Marines association has monitored the nesting sites and run a scientific survey of the nesting population, counting 50 to 80 egg-laying females per season, with tagging and measurement and, from 2016, satellite tracking.

The place carries the name Nêpêcîrî in the Kanak language, showing how local indigenous people relate to this coastal area. This connection shapes how the community uses and protects the space.

To reach the beach, follow the main road to Gouaro Pass where parking is available near the entrance. Be mindful of tide levels as they affect accessibility and the water pools along the shore.

The beach shares with neighbouring Roche Percée the main nesting site for loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in New Caledonia, second in the South Pacific only to Mon Repos in Australia. Since 2006 the Bwärä Tortues Marines association has tagged and measured nesting females, 50 to 80 per season, and since 2016 tracked them by satellite.