Servicing Kempsey & Macleay Valley & the Mid North Coast NSW
The Macleay Valley is home to some of the most iconic surf breaks on the NSW coast — Crescent Head, Hat Head and Smoky Cape — along with the popular swimming beaches of South West Rocks. Coastal Water Safety Australia services the Macleay Valley with drone surveillance and event water safety crews on standby from Port Macquarie.
Beaches we cover
Our drone, sonar and rescue capabilities are deployed across:
- Crescent Head Point
- Killick Beach
- Hat Head
- South West Rocks Main Beach
- Trial Bay
- Front Beach SWR
- Grassy Head
Events we’ve worked on near Kempsey & Macleay Valley
Crescent Head Longboard Classic, South West Rocks swim events, surf carnivals at Killick Beach, and the Macleay River ocean events.
Local conditions & hazards
Crescent Head's right-hand point break attracts surfers in numbers but the rocks and rips are unforgiving. Trial Bay sees regular shark activity. Our drone-based surveillance covers ground a beach patrol can't.
Services in Kempsey & Macleay Valley
Drone Shark Surveillance
Real-time aerial monitoring with sonar and thermal imaging — species ID and direction of travel reported to lifeguards within seconds.
Event Water Safety
End-to-end safety management for surf comps, ocean swims, triathlons and beach festivals — risk assessment, on-water crews, drone overwatch.
Search & Rescue
Rapid-response jet ski rescue with trained operators, integrated drone surveillance and seamless coordination with Marine Rescue and Surf Life Saving.
Also covering
From our Kempsey & Macleay Valley deployments we also routinely service: Crescent Head, South West Rocks, Hat Head, Stuarts Point, Grassy Head.
