A beautiful creek and a must see from both sides. A lovely walk all around the creek as well. Great…read moreplace for a dip after a hot walk too.

Sun, sun, sun! Swim and enjoy the beautiful warm water. Fish are swimming up the river and people…read moreare paddling on a variety of boats. The sand is so white and the shaded area has picnic tables for the sun conscious. There are excellent change areas near the grass. Change areas just for changing and then a toilet area with showers. All the a entities are well looked after. This is a very popular area but very safe for young families. There is quite a pull in the river current to be aware of. However the beach area is patrolled by lifeguards and there flags indicating the conditions of the water.

A little beach that is good for a family with young children. Often there is a paddling pond before…read morethe waves. The swimming in the waves is dangerous and there have been deaths due to the rips.

Well, it seems as if this beach gets its name from a rock that is shaped like a frog. However,…read morebecause the imagination of some people isn't really all that great, somebody has since come along and painted that particular rock a bright green colour, just so that us visitors know which rock it is, and why the beach is called Froggy beach. Actually, as a beach, it is pretty terrible, and the only claim to fame that it has is the bright green coloured rock.

A quiet little beach that has a huge green frog overlooking it. The beach is mainly rocks with some…read moresand. There is a small pool of water before venturing into dangerous waves. This is a non patrolled beach.

The beach is a long beach which isn't patrolled. It is a beach for board riders and late night…read morewalkers. The beach goes all the way up to Elephant Rock and the famous Viking Restaurant.

Honestly, there is nothing all that special about this beach, though it does happen to be the main…read morebeach that is located down in Coolangatta. As such, it is pretty close to all of the facilities, and there is a rather nice park next to it as well. Yet, as a beach, it is really nothing all that spectacular, unless of course you like beaches that tend to attract a lot of people, particularly since there does happen to be quite a few large hotels near by. In any event, if you happen to be down here, and like beaches, then this place is convenient.

Well patrolled by the lifeguards. The surf is always good here , the beach stretches to Greenmount…read moreBeach. There is a well shaded grass area alongside the beach next to the road with picnic areas and free gas bbqs. The shops are opposite and there is quite a range of fast food outlets to good dining eating restaurants.

A lovely family beach. Well patrolled on the weekends. Very determined on the tide. Rocks are at…read moreone end and rock pools do form for the children.

This beach was okay, though since it does happen to be located on the Gold Coast you can probably…read moreknow what to expect, and that happens to be surfers. It is quieter than some of the other beaches, not that I'm much of an expert considering that I was down here in Winter, though of course winter in Queensland is a little different to winter in Melbourne. It is sort of located at the bottom of Coolangatta, near the bluff, and is somewhat sheltered to. I guess that is why I liked it.

The Life Savers do save lives. Swimming there I was with my other half and down he went in a rip…read moreafter experiencing an asthma attack. Holding up his arm and the expensive watch I had given him for Christmas wasn't enough to get him to float as he was a dead weight in the water. We signalled ( stranger and I) for the life guards. They were there in a shot! They threw him onto the life board , oops.... ribs were heard to crack!..but he exhaled for breath! They got him to the shore and gave him oxygen, thank goodness! Only three beaches are patrolled in the southern part of the Gold Coast and this is one of them. It normally is very safe. There are open cold water showers at the beach ,change rooms and toilets at the beach. There are numerous coffee shops and restaurants along Marine Parade.

The beach is quite nice; there's not too many people, but the water is still warm and clear, good…read moreenough for swimming! There are lifeguards dotted along the beach as well as places to rinse off. It's quite easy to access from the airport as the 770 bus goes right to it.