Town Beach

Town Beach is a sheltered sandy beach on the eastern shore of the Broome peninsula on Roebuck Bay in Western Australia. Located within the town centre area, it is known for calm waters, extensive tidal mudflats and mangroves, and as a prime viewing point for the natural phenomenon Staircase to the Moon. It was also the site of the 1942 wartime air raid and serves as a family-friendly recreation reserve.

Visitors can expect a calm, sheltered bay beach facing east over Roebuck Bay with white sand, mangroves and dramatic tidal flats exposed at low tide. The foreshore includes grassed parkland, picnic and barbecue areas, a playground, shaded seating and a jetty lookout. The beach is popular for wading, photography, sunset and moonrise viewing, and seasonal Staircase to the Moon markets and food stalls. Interpretive signage explains WWII history and the natural environment.

Town Beach and Roebuck Bay were the location of the Japanese air raid on 3 March 1942, when flying boats moored in the bay were attacked, resulting in significant loss of life. The beach was also part of Broome's early port area before the deep-water port was developed. Memorials and interpretive displays at the foreshore commemorate the wartime events.

The beach lies on Yawuru Country overlooking Roebuck Bay, an area of cultural importance to the Yawuru people. It is also culturally significant as the community gathering place for the Staircase to the Moon markets and events held during full moon months, which celebrate the natural lunar phenomenon with food, crafts and music.