Beaches and coves of Gold Coast

Bilinga Beach is a sandy, surf-facing ocean beach running along the Bilinga suburb on the southern Gold Coast.

Broadbeach, identified locally with Kurrawa Beach, is a wide sandy Gold Coast shoreline just south of Surfers Paradise, backed by vegetated dunes, parks and an urban skyline.

Burleigh Beach is a broad sandy Gold Coast shoreline where the urban coast meets the green slopes and rocky scenery of Burleigh Head National Park.

Coolangatta Beach is a sandy public beach in the centre of Coolangatta on the Gold Coast.

Currumbin Beach is a sandy Gold Coast shoreline where Currumbin Creek meets the sea.

Duranbah Beach is a short, sandy, east-facing shore beside the Tweed River entrance and close to the Queensland border.

Greenmount Beach sits at the southern end of Coolangatta beside Greenmount Point, with a sandy shoreline and a lively Gold Coast setting.

Kings Beach is a secluded sandy ocean beach inside Broken Head Nature Reserve, surrounded by coastal rainforest, rocky coves and headland scenery.

Kirra Beach is a broad, flat sandy beach on the southern Gold Coast, known for its turquoise water, open coastal views and Kirra Point headland.

Kurrawa Beach forms part of Broadbeach’s lively oceanfront precinct, where a broad sandy shore meets wide dunes planted with native she-oak and macaranga trees.

Main Beach is a long sandy ocean beach north of Surfers Paradise, extending towards The Spit on the Gold Coast.

Mermaid Beach is a broad sandy ocean beach on the Gold Coast.

Miami Beach is a straight sandy ocean beach on the Gold Coast, between Nobby Beach and a rocky headland.

Nobby Beach is an approximately 1,141-metre sandy beach on the developed Gold Coast strip.

North Burleigh Beach occupies a quieter section of the Gold Coast shoreline beneath Miami Hill and the lookouts of Mick Shamburg Park.

North Kirra Beach lies north of Coolangatta Creek and is one of the more protected, wider and quieter sandy beaches on the southern Gold Coast.

Northcliffe Beach is a busy Gold Coast shore just south of Surfers Paradise, surrounded by high-rise homes and accommodation towers.

Pacific Beach lies in the northern part of Palm Beach on the open Pacific coast of the Gold Coast.

Palm Beach is a broad sandy ocean beach on the southern Gold Coast, with a mapped shoreline of about 1.4 kilometres.

Rainbow Bay Beach sits at the southern end of Coolangatta on one of the Gold Coast’s north-facing, relatively sheltered sandy shores.

Surfers Paradise Beach is a roughly two-kilometre stretch of golden sand on the Gold Coast, framed by the city’s high-rise beachfront precinct.

Tallebudgera Beach is the golden-sand ocean shore at Palm Beach, beside the mouth of Tallebudgera Creek.

Tugun Beach is a long, relatively protected sandy beach on the southern Gold Coast and forms part of the World Surfing Reserve.