Gold Coast Beaches

>Main Beach, Mermaid Beach, Nobby's Beach,
Find everything you need for your next GoldTugan and Miami. There is rarely a day where
Coast Holiday. Airline and hotel reservations, carthere is an unridden break or two along the
rentals and theme park tickets, you can even hiremagnificent Gold Coast Stretch
your surfboard for the duration of your stay GoldIts little wonder this stretch has produced such a
Coast Holidayshost of Aussie surfing champions, including the
Queensland's Gold Coast is internationally famouscurrent aspiring World Champions, Mick Fanning,
for its beaches. We have about a 50km stretchParko and Dean Morrison.
of sun drenched beaches, where the water isFor the Swimmers and Tanners
warm enough to swim every day of the year.The Gold Coast Weather combined with the
The water at its coldest, in the dead of winter, istemperate water temperature makes our
around 19° C. So its pretty easy to see whybeaches ideal for swimming and tanning all year
we love our beaches here, and why so manyround. Sure, sometimes it gets a bit "nippy" here
people visit us just to spend a few weeksin winter, but it is a rarer July and August (June -
relaxing on the beach.August are winter in the Southern Hemisphere)
Here are some more reasons why our beachesnot to see people tanning on the beach, than to
are so popularsee them there. The beautiful 20 - 24° C days
For the Surfersof sitting in the sun in the middle of winter are the
From Duranbah in New South Wales through torule, not the exception.
The Other Side (TOS) at South StradbrokeAnd then there is our our ocean water
Island, we have beach after beach of world classtemperature. As an example, I have been very
waves to surf. We have some of the mostwarm swimming, one chilly night when the outside
famous reef breaks in the world, with Snappertemperature was only 6° C, in just a pair of
Rocks and Burleigh Heads constantly producingshorts. The water was still a beautiful 20° C. I
amazingly long right handers. And it is at thesehave to admit though, it was a bit of a mad dash
point breaks that we host the first ASP Worldto the car once I was finished...
Championship Tour event, during February - MarchWith 10 - 20 metres of sand from the water to
every year.the street, on most Gold Coast beaches, tanning,
If you are a little like me though, and are happyrunning, surfing, swimming, kitesurfing and all
to trade off a small amount of wave quality, formanner of beach activity become such a pleasure.
a large amount of the crowds, our beach breaksFurther, many local counsels have installed picnic
are just the thing. We have mile after mile afterareas, and beach volleyball competitions are a
mile of sandy beach breaks. The more famous offrequent sight. It is little wonder our beaches in
these beaches include Kirra and of course Surfersthemselves have become one of Australia's
Paradise. Some lessor known beach names includepremier tourist attractions.