EstuaryWatch Data Portal

• Mouth open, small waves entering into estuary. Only salt return along narrow channel against cliff face over large sans build up both along channel & mouth
• Wind from NE blowing sand into channel
• Waves high up on beach -backwash rolling sand especially at mid beach
• Very large amount of sea weed washed alongside channel & around onto S side of estuary
• wind from N at Gp1, from NW across estuary, NE along channel.(Gusts up to 6)

• Salt entering over a wide area, only small waves up channel
• Waves going high up on beach -backwash rolling sand back to ocean & into channel
• Large amount of seaweed including 1 very large mound on beach -seaweed extends down channel & alongside the south side of estuary
• Floodwater reducing upstream
• Bittern near OOR in north wetlands

• AHD G6 1.19 @1:21
• Waves entering across a wide area, salt water up to tunnel entrance. Small waves entering estuary & travelling directly north toward camp ground
• Channel very shallow with deeper narrow section against cliff
• Sand being rolled into channel by backwash
• blowing sand along beach into channel
• Seaweed has been spread out but very large mound remains on foreshore
• Small fish in pools alongside low track

• Dark discharge out but only directly around the mouth
• Small waves entering over outflow & continuing up channel turning east at start of estuary
• Sand continues to build up at mouth around rocks but out flow has increased
• Gradual slope down to sea at mouth, waves entering over a wide area
• Sand has built up higher at eastern end of beach covering rocks
• Small area at centre of beach has been scoured out, surrounding sides higher -strong backwash in front of this area
• Small 'Jellies' in swash line
• Seaweed drying out & starting to smell bad in remaining damp area. It remains alongside channel & south side of estuary but has formed very large mounds (2) on foreshore. Some is even on low track close to ocean car park
• Red swash line along s/side of estuary
• Masses of small flying insects along low track (close to vegetation. Phragmities in that area has bad Aphis infestation

• Dark discharge out across mouth only
• Waves entering & travelling up channel into estuary
• Flow out over sand build up, deeper channel against cliff
• Steep front forming at mid beach but long gradual slope down to ocean at entrance
• Large number of Coots in middle of estuary

• Strong dark outflow out around mouth being held back by SW swell & longshore drift
• Strong rip at mid beach
• Longshore drift entering channel & turning east into estuary
• Waves in all directions at mouth scouring sand into channel
• Sand cliffs to 1.5m high formed from mid beach to east end, but beach from mid way to mouth is gradual wide slope
• Waves from strong SW swell travelling up to base of dunes & scouring out area next to rocks
• Wave erosion along side of low track
• White sea Eagle (immature ) near top of cliff near channel/ estuary start

• AHD @ G6 2.41@09:00
• Dark discharge around mouth being held back by V.rough SW Swell
• SW swell impacting on E end of beach has created a continuous sand cliff from mid beach to rocks at east end (1-2m.) Some waves going over the top.
• Very strong rip going out at east end, meeting incoming waves then travelling fast parallel to foreshore toward mouth(west). The resulting longshore drift on reaching the mouth turns N entering the channel and then turns east into the estuary
• Waves in all direction at mouth with backwash rolling more sand into channel (back wash stirring up sand all along the beach)
• Sand build up at mouth visible under water. Sand stir visible in ocean
• Water has covered all of low track at last hi tide
• Strong N wind across estuary
• OOR water visible at edge of road near flood markers, water across causeway @ G4 & flats upstream underwater but level lower than 25/6/16
• 4 dead Kangaroos found NW end of camp ground

water level in estuary low

• 3 stick caddis on s side of estuary
• water gauge ebbing and flowing in and along low track from waves
• SW swell impacting at east end of beach (sand drift has gone further back toward dunes and towards entrance)
• slight LSD across mouth
• waves entering channel and east into estuary
• water level at G6 2.55AHD - flooding from G6 midway between G5 and G6, reducing from flat point
• very slight cover at drain

• water levels were much higher on the 13/7/16 AHD 1.43 at 13:43
• very strong dark discharge out around mouth and to east
• dark water out to pas 2nd sand bar form east west and along beach front
• entrance is wide and fast flowing amd dirty. large amount of debris on beach
• a .6 - .8m sheer face to edge of channel
• east end of beach continues to scour out because of swell impact - reaching up into dunes
• all of the beach is covered in silt and broken veg
• low track partly uncovered - receding water levels have left a large circular "drainage" funnels
• rotting seaweed along SE estuary and low track
• some puddles covered with bubbles (photo)
• 5 stranded elvers, S side of estuary near start of channel

• waves moving up estuary S-N visible from carpark
• waves from north moving down eastern side
• sandbank visible below water
• winds on path NNW. wind lifting and blowing sand
• top of second post visible
• wide entrance, waves going in and no brown discolouration - outflow being help back. salt entering upstream
• S-W swell impacting east end of beach carving out dunes
• strong long shore drift
• new rock fall at mouth