Northern Rivers Surf Cams No.1 - Ballina Shelly Beach Shelly Beach, New South Wales, Australia
By MalDawg on 25-Dec-17. Waypoint GA11229

This Webcam is located near the Surf Lifesaving Club at Shelly Beach. Shelly beach is one of the two main surf beaches in Ballina, near where I grew up. Every time I come home I try to take the kids to either this beach or Lighthouse Beach for a paddle.

Shelly Beach is patrolled during weekends and holidays in the summer months. The surf club has change rooms and showers to wach the sand off after your swim. At the south end of Shelly Beach, near the Webcam is a series of rock pools and a small concrete pool. In Winter the nearby Ballina Lighhouse lookout is a great place to spot the many whales that swim up the coast. I have seen a number here over the past couple of years.

To do this Webcam geocache, you will need:-
(i) GPS, or local knowledge.
(ii) Mobile phone.
(iii) Friend with a net-connected computer and a phone.
(iv) Willingness to have your picture posted here.

Your Task:

1) Go to the listed coordinates, locate the webcam and then use the webcam feed to figure out where you need to be to be seen in the webcam. You will notice that the camera bans around so you might have to wait a little while until the camera moves to your location. You also might need to get your feet sandy or wet for this cache, so I have given it a terrain 3.

2) Once you are there you can ewither use your smartphone to access the page or ask a friend to log into the webcam page at:

https://www.willyweather.com.au/cameras/nsw/far-north-coast/ballina-shelly-beach.html

3) Take a screenshot of the webcam witih you in the frame.    You might even try to write something in the sand for us to see.

Also let us know if you had a chance to try out the surf