# Cable Beach

> A 22 km sweep of white sand and turquoise Indian Ocean, famous for sunsets and camel trains on the beach. The beach is named after the 1889 telegraph cable.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-cable-beach-broome/

A 22 km sweep of white sand and turquoise Indian Ocean, famous for sunsets and camel trains on the beach. The beach is named after the 1889 telegraph cable. Swim between flags where patrolled and heed signs about stingers and crocodiles.

- **Nearest town:** Broome, Western Australia
- **Category:** Nature & parks
- **GPS:** -17.9330, 122.2110
- **Editor's pick:** ★

## Good to know

**Best time to go:** No month is ideal everywhere on this route; the most pleasant are usually May–September. Hot in October–April. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)

## Featured in these trip guides

- [Port Hedland to Broome via Eighty Mile Beach](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-port-hedland-to-broome/)
- [The Savannah Way west: Broome to Katherine](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-savannah-way-broome-katherine/)

## Nearby

- [Sun Pictures and Chinatown, Broome](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-sun-pictures-broome/) – 4 km
- [Staircase to the Moon, Town Beach](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-staircase-to-the-moon-broome/) – 4 km
- [Gantheaume Point](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-gantheaume-point/) – 6 km
- [Broome Bird Observatory](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-broome-bird-observatory/) – 16 km

## FAQs

### Where is Cable Beach?

Cable Beach is in Broome, Western Australia, at GPS -17.9330, 122.2110.

### Which road trips pass Cable Beach?

Cable Beach is a stop on these CampingSpirit trip guides: Port Hedland to Broome via Eighty Mile Beach and The Savannah Way west: Broome to Katherine.

### What is there to see near Cable Beach?

Places worth a stop nearby: Sun Pictures and Chinatown, Broome (4 km), Staircase to the Moon, Town Beach (4 km), Gantheaume Point (6 km) and Broome Bird Observatory (16 km).

### When is the best time to visit Cable Beach?

No month is ideal everywhere on this route; the most pleasant are usually May–September. Hot in October–April. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)