Djursland's east coast is made up of often wide stony beaches.
This coastline stretches 50 kilometers to the south from Gjerrild Nordstrand (Gjerrild Northern Beach) to Gåsehage (Goose Hook) to the south, where the Hasnæs-peninsula with the town Ebeltoft contains the southernmost part of the coastline of Djursland.
Here the uninhabited Kattegat island, Hjelm, lies 6 kilometers due east of the tip of the Hasnæs peninsula.

Out from the stony shores of the east coast it often gets deeper than two meters just 5 – 10 meters from the shore.
This east coast is relatively current rich with open unrestricted water all the way across the Kattegat Sea to Sweden.
This generates big waves under onshore wind conditions (from the east) with a tendency to wide beaches created by waves washing up onto the shores.

An exception from the eastern stony beaches is the 5 kilometer long Grenå Strand (Grenå Beach) This is a wide sandy beach with dunes.
Another exception from the stony beaches of the east coast is the lime cliff coastline of Sangstrup and Karlby.
Here the vertical lime cliffs reach all the way to the sea with only a short, or no, beach in between.
On a daily basis the average difference between high and low tide is less than 30 centimeters in these waters sheltered from the Atlantic tides by the peninsula Jutland protruding up from Germany.
But after storms that drive water in and out of the Baltic, the tidal difference can be over a meter.
This also contributes to creation of wide beaches on the exposed east coast of Djursland.
  
Djurslands east coast protrudes into the Kattegat Sea, with a tendency to coastal erosion where the land sticks furthest out into the Kattegat sea.
Here hills and slopes are gradually washed away.
This is the case at Gjerrild Klint to the north, Havknude south of Grenå, the Helligkilde-headland at Glatved Beach and down from Rugård Castle by Rugård Wood.
At Rugård one can see a wooded hill consisting of ball clay with large tilted beech trees sliding into the sea.

On the Coastal Map two sandy beaches for swimming are registered on the east coast of Djursland.
 One of them, Grenå Beach, was selected as one of the three best beaches in Denmark in 2006.
Boeslum Strand (Boeslum Beach) is the second sandy beach mentioned on the coastal map.
It is located on the Hasnæs peninsula across from Ebeltoft.
This beach is sandy with stony parts in between.

The east coast of Djursland has been a source of lime extraction for at least 150 years.
In part as rock like blocks taken from heavily cracked but massive underground formations that are close to the surface on eastern Djursland.
This is visible in the form of the Sangstrup- and Karlby lime cliffs, with a wall of lime down to the sea.
Lime has also been dug up in the form of rounded stones from hills close to the coast.
Such as by Glatved located in moraine deposits from the last ice age in a mix with gravel and sand.
These rounded lime stones are also common as part of the stony beaches.
Such as at Glatved, where the lime stones have been extracted from the beaches on an industrial scale.
On the stony east coast rounded white limestones contribute to the visual impression of the shores in a mix with grey-black rounded flint stones.

From a recreational point of view the stony east coast of Djursland is interesting for anglers and snorkelers, who are out to catch fish or do underwater photography.
 For this the eastern coastline is the best suited of the Djursland coasts.
In part due to a varied sea bottom with stony stretches upon which sea weed can grow, mixed with sandy parts.
All in all making good habitats for fish and other marine life.
This is also because of the relatively current rich conditions favoring healthy oxygen levels.
This combined with that it gets deep fast, facilitates varied sea life close to the shore on the east coast of Djursland.
Djursland's east coast is made up of often wide stony beaches. This coastline stretches 50 kilometers to the south from Gjerrild Nordstrand (Gjerrild Northern Beach) to Gåsehage (Goose Hook) to the south, where the Hasnæs-peninsula with the town Ebeltoft contains the southernmost part of the coastline of Djursland. Here the uninhabited Kattegat island, Hjelm, lies 6 kilometers due east of the tip of the Hasnæs peninsula.
Out from the stony shores of the east coast it often gets deeper than two meters just 5 – 10 meters from the shore. This east coast is relatively current rich with open unrestricted water all the way across the Kattegat Sea to Sweden. This generates big waves under onshore wind conditions (from the east) with a tendency to wide beaches created by waves washing up onto the shores.
An exception from the eastern stony beaches is the 5 kilometer long Grenå Strand (Grenå Beach) This is a wide sandy beach with dunes. Another exception from the stony beaches of the east coast is the lime cliff coastline of Sangstrup and Karlby. Here the vertical lime cliffs reach all the way to the sea with only a short, or no, beach in between. On a daily basis the average difference between high and low tide is less than 30 centimeters in these waters sheltered from the Atlantic tides by the peninsula Jutland protruding up from Germany. But after storms that drive water in and out of the Baltic, the tidal difference can be over a meter. This also contributes to creation of wide beaches on the exposed east coast of Djursland.   
Djurslands east coast protrudes into the Kattegat Sea, with a tendency to coastal erosion where the land sticks furthest out into the Kattegat sea. Here hills and slopes are gradually washed away. This is the case at Gjerrild Klint to the north, Havknude south of Grenå, the Helligkilde-headland at Glatved Beach and down from Rugård Castle by Rugård Wood. At Rugård one can see a wooded hill consisting of ball clay with large tilted beech trees sliding into the sea.
On the Coastal Map two sandy beaches for swimming are registered on the east coast of Djursland.  One of them, Grenå Beach, was selected as one of the three best beaches in Denmark in 2006. Boeslum Strand (Boeslum Beach) is the second sandy beach mentioned on the coastal map. It is located on the Hasnæs peninsula across from Ebeltoft. This beach is sandy with stony parts in between.
The east coast of Djursland has been a source of lime extraction for at least 150 years. In part as rock like blocks taken from heavily cracked but massive underground formations that are close to the surface on eastern Djursland. This is visible in the form of the Sangstrup- and Karlby lime cliffs, with a wall of lime down to the sea. Lime has also been dug up in the form of rounded stones from hills close to the coast. Such as by Glatved located in moraine deposits from the last ice age in a mix with gravel and sand. These rounded lime stones are also common as part of the stony beaches. Such as at Glatved, where the lime stones have been extracted from the beaches on an industrial scale. On the stony east coast rounded white limestones contribute to the visual impression of the shores in a mix with grey-black rounded flint stones.
From a recreational point of view the stony east coast of Djursland is interesting for anglers and snorkelers, who are out to catch fish or do underwater photography.  For this the eastern coastline is the best suited of the Djursland coasts. In part due to a varied sea bottom with stony stretches upon which sea weed can grow, mixed with sandy parts. All in all making good habitats for fish and other marine life. This is also because of the relatively current rich conditions favoring healthy oxygen levels. This combined with that it gets deep fast, facilitates varied sea life close to the shore on the east coast of Djursland.
Coastline of Djursland