Northcliffe Beach is just south of the Surfers Paradise retail precinct, set amongst high rise residential and accommodation towers. The Northcliffe Surf Club was founded in 1947 and has a reputation for being one of the most competitive surf sports life saving clubs in the country. If you want a break from the bustle of Surfers, Northcliffe Surf Club offers a beachfront restaurant and bar.
There is a popular foreshore area in front of Northcliffe Beach with toilets, benches and beach showers. The Oceanway runs along this strip of beach and there's plenty of bike parking.
Make sure you swim in the patrolled area between the red and yellow flags. Northcliffe beach has 2 patrol locations. At times, a patrol may be closed due to dangerous swimming conditions, unsafe beach conditions or beach maintenance works.
Thornton Street, near Northcliffe Surf Life Saving Club Patrolled by lifeguards between 8am and 5pm, every day all year round
Clifford Street Patrolled by lifeguards between 8am and 5pm, every day all year round
Wave quality along this stretch can be highly variable depending on prevailing swell direction, wind, tide and sand bar formation. Surfers should always assess conditions. If in doubt, don't paddle out. For more information, visit our Surfing page.
To view the facilities available at this beach including accessibility features, use our interactive map.
The beach from Lifeguard Tower No. 37 at Higman Street, south to Lifeguard Tower No. 33 at Clifford Street, is a dog prohibited area. 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.