Beaches Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise Beach

The Gold Coast's famous beach at Surfers Paradise, rated 4.7 across more than 1,700 reviews.

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4.7(1,720)· Google

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Why it's worth checking out

Surfers Paradise Beach stretches along the heart of Surfers Paradise, the Gold Coast's most famous holiday hub. A genuinely iconic beach, it's a gorgeous, wide stretch of golden sand and rolling surf — combining classic Gold Coast beach culture with the buzzing Surfers precinct right behind, the kind of beloved, world-famous beach that's the very image of the Gold Coast.

The appeal is that combination of a beautiful, expansive beach and a brilliant all-round setting: the sand and surf for swimming, surfing and sunbaking, the lively foreshore and the famous Surfers precinct with its dining, shopping and entertainment all right there. It's a wonderful spot for a swim, a surf, a beach day or soaking up the iconic Gold Coast atmosphere.

With a 4.7 rating from more than 1,700 reviews, it's clearly a much-loved beach. It's free and open year-round, but swimming conditions, surf, currents, parking and facilities vary, and it gets very busy on warm weekends, over summer and during holidays, so it's worth checking conditions before you go, taking sun protection, and swimming between the flags when patrolled — while enjoying the famous sand and surf at Surfers Paradise Beach.

Reviewed by Iyan B.