Point Ronald - VIC

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  Cape,Headland,Point

Position

DEG: -38.70599 143.1538
DMS: 38º 42' 21.56" S 143º 09' 13.66" E
UTM: 54 H 5713647mN 687280mE
Altitude: 3.29m

Description

Place Type

Geography - Cape,Headland,Point

Location

16.79kms SouthEast of Port Campbell
28.88kms SouthEast of Timboon
64.6kms West of Wye River
148.72kms NorthWest of Currie

Address & Contact

Great Australian Bight
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

The remains of a 1906 engineering endeavor can be viewed as a strange gateway in the cliff at the base of Point Ronald. The gate fronts a tunnel bored through 90m of rock to the Southern Ocean beyond. Gates were opened in attempts to break a seasonal bar that periodically blocks the river mouth. Nowadays the bar is broken mechanically under a strict protocol when waters reach a preordained level.Caution: Mouth conditions are notoriously perilous. Steep banks and complicated nearshore currents make this beach unsuitable for swimming in all conditions.Access the beach via a 600m walk along the banks of the Gellibrand River.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Cape Otway at 09/12:00pm EDT
Distance from Point Ronald 35.26km SE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
14.2°C8.6°C62%7.0°C1018.9hPa0.0mmWNW26km/hr
14knots
37km/hr
20knots

Closest Climatic Station

Weeaproinah
Distance from Point Ronald 32.1km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C19.820.418.315.012.09.69.010.011.513.616.317.9
Mean Min. °C10.811.410.68.97.35.54.64.85.66.68.39.4
Mean Rain mm87.886.6111.7154.6197.1211.7226.3233.9199.9174.0139.3113.3

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