Currumbin Beach

Currumbin Beach is perfect for swimming and surfing. It's also home to the popular Swell Sculpture Festival each year in September. There are parklands and an Oceanway running along Currumbin Beach that contain tables, beach showers and shade structures. Public toilets are on the opposite side of the road from the beach at the southern end and in the park opposite Currumbin Alley to the north.

The Currumbin Beach Vikings Surf Lifesaving Club is worth a stop to experience absolute beachfront dining nestled next to Elephant Rock. Climb the stairs to the platform at the top of Elephant Rock and take in the spectacular views to Surfers Paradise in the north and Coolangatta to the south. To top it off, a host of modern cafés and eateries share beachfront vistas all the way along Pacific Parade.

Swimming

Make sure you swim in the patrolled area between the red and yellow flags. Currumbin Beach has one patrol location. At times, a patrol may be closed due to dangerous swimming conditions, unsafe beach conditions or beach maintenance works.

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Pacific Parade, near Currumbin Beach Vikings Surf Life Saving Club
Patrolled by lifeguards between 8am and 5pm, every day all year round

Surfing

Currumbin is part of the World Surfing Reserve and is popular with surfers. This beach break tends to experience larger waves, from a wider directional range than the neighbouring southern beach breaks due to the reduced sheltering effects of Greenmount and Snapper Rocks. Surfers should always assess conditions. If in doubt, don't paddle out. For more information about this surf break, check out our Surfing page.

Facilities

To view the facilities available at this beach including accessibility features, use our interactive map.

    Dogs

    If you'd like to exercise your dog off-leash, there are plenty of designated areas across the Gold Coast – find one near you on the dog exercise area map.

    Please note: Dogs are prohibited within 200 metres of flagged swimming areas.

    Getting there

    Public transport Translink buses run along Pacific Parade at Currumbin Beach. Plan your trip using Translink's journey planner.
    Active travel Walk, run or bike ride to the beach. Plan your trip using our walking and cycling maps.
    Parking There is limited parking at the surf club. On-street parking is available in surrounding streets. Take note of parking signs and/or line markings before heading to the beach.

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