Boomerang Beach is a locality and beach in the township of

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, 282km (175mi) by road north of

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. The 1.45 km beach is surrounded by the

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and backed by dune vegetation. Marine mammals such as

whales Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and ...

and

dolphins A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (t ...

, as well as

sharks Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachimorp ...

frequent the water. Recreational activities include swimming, surfing, fishing as well as snorkelling. This beach is only patrolled in summer and has moderately hazardous surf, several drownings have been recorded at the Boomerang. Boomerang Beach is the home of the annual World Surf League event, The Great Lakes Pro and Surfing NSW Surf Masters. It was names Australia's second best beach in 2023, by expert Brad Farmer.

References

https://www.9news.com.au/national/best-australian-beaches-for-2023-revealed-photos-south-australia-kangaroo-island-stokes-bay/8735d470-79a1-43ea-bbfa-96bd2e8d1c27

External links

* https://beachsafe.org.au/beach/nsw/great-lakes/blueys-beach/blueys - Basic Information {{Suburbs of Mid-Coast Council Beaches of New South Wales Suburbs of Mid-Coast Council Localities in New South Wales Coastal towns in New South Wales