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Overview

Wydah

Buff Bay, Portland
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

Websites

Features

4
Cleanliness rating
0
Harassment rating
  • Parking available
  • Pets allowed
  • Toilet available
  • Changingroom available
  • Lifeguard station
  • Food & drinks allowed
  • Running water available
  • Cooking allowed

General

Basic Info

  • Name: Jeanelle Irvine
  • Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
  • Survey date & time: 7th January, 2019, 6:35pm
  • Beach: Wydah
  • Other names:
  • Location: Buff Bay, Portland
  • Latitude: 18.1978
  • Longitude: -76.52674999999999
  • Beach length: 1.50 km

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: No
  • Fish vending: No
  • Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Not sure
  • Protected area:
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Not sure
  • Attendance on typical days: Not sure
  • Attendance on busiest days: Not sure

Beach Management

  • Beach type: Unknown
  • Property owner: Reserved in subdivision
  • Owner contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Property manager:
  • Manager contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Management arrangement: Unknown
  • Community organization:
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • Permits:

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
  • Changing room: No
  • Running water: No
  • Toilet: No
  • Parking: No parking
  • Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
  • Cooking: Not sure
  • Pets: Yes
  • Facility costs:

    Bamboo make-shift chairs

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Swimming
    • Fishing

  • Family environment: Not sure
    Beach seemed inactive , however there are plans for future use by the community.
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often:
    • Party days:
  • Harassment level: 0
  • Illegal activities: None

Environment

Structures & Dwellings

  • Settlements: None
  • Offshore structures:
    • None observed

Animals

  • Domestic animals:
    Dogs
  • Sea turtle nests: Not sure
  • Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
  • Wild animals:

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
    • Grasses
  • Names of vegetation:
    Almond Trees
    Coconut Trees
    Sea Grape Trees
    Seaside Morning Glory
  • Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses
  • Sargassum issues: 1

Sand

  • Sand color: Black
  • Sand texture: Fine
  • Sand dunes: There are sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 40% covered with vegetation.
  • Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    No sewage/wastewater management necessary
  • Sea pollution:
  • Water monitoring: Not sure
  • Drainage:
    • Drain
  • Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 4 out of 5 for cleanliness.
  • Fish cleaning: Not sure
  • Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
  • Garbage management:
    • Garbage collection by NSWMA
  • Garbage collection: Once per week
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