To the south of Turingal Head is an open 7 km
wide east-facing embayment containing two
long beaches separated by the central Bournda
Island. The northern Wallagoot-Bournda beach
(NSW 664) contains two sections of a
continuous 4.1 km long beach, that commences
at the mouth of Wallagoot Lake in lee of
Turingal Head (Fig. 4.422) and curves to the
south-southwest to the usually blocked
entrances to Bournda Lagoon in lee of Bournda
Island. The beach also blocks the 300 ha
Wallagoot Lake in the north, the 16 ha
freshwater Bondi Lake in the centre, and the
small meandering Bournda Lagoon in the
south, with higher ground between the lakes.
The popular Hobart Beach camping area is
located on the southern shores of Wallagoot
Lake behind the northern section of beach. The
entire beach is well exposed and waves
average 1.5 m, maintaining a usually attached
bar, cut by rips every 200-300 m, with
permanent rips against Turingal Head, the rocks
behind Bournda Island and in front of the
southern lagoon mouth. When Wallagoot Lake
is closed the very northern corner is
moderately sheltered, though a rip still flows
out against the point.