Spring Tides

Tides are the rising and falling of the Earth's ocean surface caused by the forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the oceans. Today we have photos from BroomeCam of the Spring Tides as the Moon is in the New Moon phase. Spring Tides also occur when there is a Full Moon. These spring tides make for plenty of room for a game of beach soccer!

Dinosaurs once walked here.

Gantheaume Point to the south of Cable Beach is one of the locations 

around Broome where dinosaur footprints can be seen. These were 

left by three toed Megalosauropus broomensis over 100 million

years ago. For most of the year these prints are under water and only

exposed during the King tides that occur several times during the year. 

There are other footprints on the shore of Roebuck Bay that can be seen

all year round. These were made by the plant eating Sauropods.

Broome Hovercraft does a fantastic tour across the bay to the prints.

These prints are another reminder of the ancient landform that is the 

Kimberley and our need to protect it  from short term destructive 

development such as the proposed Gas Industrial Hub just to the 

north at James Prices Point.

Bugs on BroomeCam

The change of Season from Wet to Dry usually brings a burst of insect

activity. The appearance of Dragonflies is seen by many locals as a sign

that the weather will become cooler and the easterly winds start blowing.