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Gold Coast: Spoilt For Beaches

  • November 8, 2016
  • By 50 Shades
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Gold Coast: Spoilt For Beaches

The Gold Coast is spoilt for choice when it comes to beaches with 21 stunning golden sand beaches from Rainbow Bay in the south to Southport Spit in the north.

You can swim, surf, paddle, fish or dive into all of these beaches to your heart’s content. Some Gold Coast beaches attract more crowds than others so my advice is to pick one of the ones that is less inhabited, like Miami or North Kirra. Plus the good thing is that most of the beaches are patrolled by surf lifesavers and are very safe.

Tugun Beach

Tugun Beach

This is a list of the patrolled beaches of the Gold Coast:

  • Southport Spit
  • Main Beach
  • Narrowneck
  • Surfers Paradise
  • Broadbeach
  • Kurrawa
  • Mermaid Beach
  • Miami
  • Nobby Beach
  • North Burleigh
  • Burleigh Heads
  • Tallebudgera
  • Palm Beach
  • Currumbin
  • Tugun
  • Bilinga
  • North Kirra
  • Kirra
  • Coolangatta
  • Greenmount
  • Rainbow Bay

Southport Spit

Location: End of Seaworld Drive, Main Beach

Best For: Surfing in a northerly as it is protected by the Seaway

Amenities: Showers, toilets and kiosk

Other: It is an off-leash dog beach.

Southport Spit & Sand Pumping Jetty

Southport Spit & Sand Pumping Jetty

Surfers Paradise

Location: The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise

Best For: People watching

Amenities: Showers, toilets, lifeguards, surfboard hire

Other: Gold Coast’s most iconic beach

The infamous Surfers Paradise beach

The infamous Surfers Paradise beach

Kurrawa

Location: Old Burleigh Rd, Broadbeach adjacent to Broadbeach Mall

Best For: Swimming, surfing, beach walking, beach volleyball

Amenities: Showers, toilets, boardwalk, surf club, parklands adjacent.

Other: The location of the Australian Surf Life Saving Titles

Kurrawa Beach Boardwalk

Kurrawa Beach Boardwalk

Miami Beach

Location: Marine Parade, Miami

Best For: Swimming, surfing

Amenities: Toilets, showers, lifeguard

Other: A much less crowded beach midway along the Gold Coast strip

Miami Beach

Miami Beach

Burleigh Heads

Location: The Esplanade, Burleigh Heads

Best For: Safe swimming, famous surf break

Amenities: Showers, toilets, surf club, extensive parkland, viewing deck

Other: Safe beach protected by Burleigh Headland. Sit atop the headland for great views.

Burleigh Beach Headland

Burleigh Beach Headland

Currumbin

Location: Pacific Parade, Currumbin

Best For: Learning to surf, standup paddleboarding and swimming

Amenities: Showers, surf board hire, lifeguard, surf club

Other: The beach at the Currumbin Creek Estuary is very safe for learning to surf or standup paddleboard.

Currumbin Alley Beach

Currumbin Alley Beach

Kirra Beach

Location: Marine Parade, Kirra

Best For: Swimming, surfing, beach walking and exploring the rock pools

Amenities: Showers, toilets, surf club, boardwalk, pavilion and adjoining parklands

Other: Kirra Point is one of Gold Coast’s iconic surf breaks during big seas

Kirra Beach from Kirra Pavilion

Kirra Beach from Kirra Pavilion

Coolangatta

Location: Marine Parade, Coolangatta

Best For: Swimming, learning to surf and beach walking

Amenities: Toilets, showers, parklands adjoining, surf club, lifeguards and surfboard hire

Other: A great protected beach which is ideal for children and those learning to surf.

Coolangatta Beach

Coolangatta Beach

Rainbow Bay

Location: Boundary Street, Coolangatta

Best For: Swimming, surfing and relaxing

Amenities: Showers, lifeguard, surf club

Other: This lovely little sheltered bay adjoins the famous surfing break of Snapper Rocks.

Rainbow Bay

Rainbow Bay

It is no secret that I’m biased when it comes to selecting my favourite beach on the Gold Coast. Burleigh Heads is where I call home and I enjoy the long stretch of beach between Burleigh Heads and North Burleigh on a daily basis. I am also rather fond of sitting atop Burleigh Headland and watching surfers catch waves at this famous point break. I do live in paradise!

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By 50 Shades, November 8, 2016 Kathy was a 50 something year old when she started up this blog 6 years ago, but has since turned over another decade and is now in her early 60s. She is married with two adult children and lives on the Tweed Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Kathy enjoys living life to the fullest and loves to keep fit and active by maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly. Some of her interests include reading, photography, travelling, cooking and blogging! Kathy works part-time as a freelance writer but her real passion is travelling and photographing brilliant destinations both within Australia and overseas and writing about it.
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50 Shades

Kathy was a 50 something year old when she started up this blog 6 years ago, but has since turned over another decade and is now in her early 60s. She is married with two adult children and lives on the Tweed Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Kathy enjoys living life to the fullest and loves to keep fit and active by maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly. Some of her interests include reading, photography, travelling, cooking and blogging! Kathy works part-time as a freelance writer but her real passion is travelling and photographing brilliant destinations both within Australia and overseas and writing about it.

8 Comments
  • NOMAD/nester _ Julie Small
    November 8, 2016

    Wow I never realised there were so many beaches there. And I’ve only been to Coolangatta!! Great excuse for a road trip north?Your pics are very enticing

    • Kathy
      November 8, 2016

      These photos are very enticing. I do love my backyard, even though it is often labelled as being too touristy and overcrowded. You just need a little local knowledge of the right beaches to go to. :)

  • Kookychic
    November 8, 2016

    Great list, I’ve been visiting for years and had no idea. Love the photos, happy days.

    • Kathy
      November 9, 2016

      Thank you. I think a lot of visitors tend to believe the Gold Coast is about Surfers Paradise, Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta, forgetting all the gorgeous beaches inbetween. There are heaps more on offer than most people think. :)

  • Jo
    November 9, 2016

    I didn’t realise there were so many beaches on the Gold Coast either. I kind of assumed it was one long beach, I don’t know why, because it’s pretty obvious that it wouldn’t be. I love the look out from Kirra Pavillion, but I think the Burleigh heads headland would be the spot I’d head to most with a picnic and a camera :)

    • Kathy
      November 9, 2016

      Jo I would love to show you around the Gold Coast sometime and possibly sit on Burleigh Headland with a glass of wine at sunset to soak in the serenity! :)

  • Sue
    November 9, 2016

    We certainly are spoilt aren’t we? Haven’t been to the Coast for a while and I’m missing it. Just live that you can walk km’s along one beach at the GC. Thanks for the gorgeous pics!

    • Kathy
      November 9, 2016

      I know I have to slap myself everyday and be thankful that I have a beautiful beach right across the road from where I live. It is particularly stunning very early in the morning when there are less people around. Thanks so much for your comment. :)

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