 The depth of water within the bay is reported as being in the range of .The bay is reported as being suitable as an anchorage where there is a need to shelter from northerly and westerly winds.However, the bay is considered to be unsuitable as an anchorage in the case of “fresh SE winds” as “there is no space to get underway if the wind increases and a sea is raised.”

The bay’s coastline consists of a curved sandy beach of about in length with a western end relatively sheltered from wave action by Point Ellen and an eastern end that is subject to “higher wave energy” with the result of “well-developed offshore bars” being formed and the Eleanor River being “constricted due to the large volumes of marine-sourced sand” being recycled and trapped in its mouth.