Is this an actual film I'm remembering? Couple on an island are haunted by a dead seal

That’s what I remember.

Or at least there’s a couple that spend time near a beach somewhere. But there’s definitely a dead seal there, in one shot the woman turns around, sees the seal’s corpse in front of her and screams. I could be confused and she was just surprised to see a dead animal, but I’ve it in my head that the seal popped up all over the place.

It can’t be that recent a movie, no later than the 80s, maybe early 90s tops. And the couple are white, possibly Australian. Possibly.

Sounds like an episode of Frasier.

Sounds like Long Weekend (1978), and the animal is probably its dugong.

Great film!

Looks like it’s Long Weekend, thanks!