Beaches for Kids in Gold Coast

Find family beaches, patrolled swimming spots and rock pools in Gold Coast. Browse top-rated venues with addresses, opening hours, prices, reviews and details for kids and families.

Beaches in Gold Coast (47)

  • Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets Surfers Paradise · 4.4★ (5201 reviews) · Free - Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets run along the Surfers Paradise Esplanade foreshore, a few steps from the.
  • Currumbin Beach Vikings Surf Life Saving Club Nippers Currumbin · 4.5★ (3553 reviews) - Currumbin Beach Vikings Surf Life Saving Club, established in 1919 at Elephant Rock, runs a Sunday morning.
  • Burleigh Heads Beach Burleigh Heads · 4.7★ (2755 reviews) · Free - Burleigh Heads Beach is a council-managed beach where a protected corner near the headland is often calm.
  • Surfers Paradise Beach Surfers Paradise · 4.7★ (1778 reviews) · Free - Surfers Paradise Beach is a patrolled surf beach run by the City of Gold Coast, with a busy foreshore used by.
  • Kurrawa Park Broadbeach · 4.6★ (1578 reviews) · Free - Kurrawa Park is a council beachfront park at 155 Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach, with large grassy open spaces.
  • Nobby Beach Holiday Village Miami · 4.1★ (697 reviews) - Nobby Beach Holiday Village is a holiday park at 2200 Gold Coast Highway, Miami, with villas, penthouses.
  • Pirate Park, Palm Beach Parklands Palm Beach · 4.6★ (602 reviews) · Free - Pirate Park is the council playground in Palm Beach Parklands, 945 Gold Coast Highway, Palm Beach.
  • Kirra Beach Kirra · 4.8★ (402 reviews) · Free - Kirra Beach is a City of Gold Coast beach on Marine Parade, Kirra, just north of Kirra Point and Coolangatta.
  • Palm Beach Parklands Palm Beach · 4.6★ (339 reviews) · Free - Palm Beach Parklands, at 945 Gold Coast Highway, Palm Beach, has a council playground called the Pirate Park.
  • Tallebudgera Beach Palm Beach · 4.8★ (200 reviews) · Free - Tallebudgera ('Tally') Beach is at the northern end of Palm Beach where it meets Tallebudgera Creek.
  • Broadbeach Library Mermaid Waters · 4.4★ (187 reviews) · Free - Broadbeach Library is a City of Gold Coast public library on Sunshine Boulevard, Mermaid Waters, opposite.
  • Ian Dipple Lagoon beach access (Labrador) Labrador · 4.6★ (177 reviews) · Free - Ian Dipple Lagoon at Labrador is listed by City of Gold Coast as an accessible beach location.
  • Go Ride a Wave - Broadbeach Broadbeach · 4.9★ (139 reviews) · Introductory group lesson (2 hours) $94 | Kids-only school holiday session, ages 5-14 (90 min) $79 | SurfGroms program, ages 6-12 (4 lessons) $280 | Surf Course (3 lessons) $220 - Go Ride A Wave runs beginner surf lessons at Broadbeach, meeting at its white van in the car park beside.
  • Rainbow Bay Coolangatta · 4.7★ (125 reviews) · Free - Rainbow Bay is a beach at the southern end of Coolangatta, next to the Snapper Rocks surf break.
  • Jabiru Island swimming enclosure Paradise Point · 4.5★ (45 reviews) · Free - The Jabiru Island swimming enclosure is on Jabiru Island along Oxley Drive, between Paradise Point and Hope.
  • Paradise Point swimming enclosure Paradise Point · 4.8★ (11 reviews) · Free - The Paradise Point swimming enclosure is a large netted enclosure on the foreshore just north of the Ephraim.
  • North Kirra Beach Bilinga · Free - North Kirra Beach, north of Coolangatta Creek, is described by the City of Gold Coast as one of the most.
  • Palm Beach South Palm Beach · Free - Palm Beach South is the southern end of Palm Beach, beside Palm Beach Parklands.
  • Miami Beach Surf Life Saving Club Miami · Family membership (2 parents/guardians + 1 nipper) $285; 2 nippers $380; individual 1st child $110 plus associate parent $110 - Surf life saving club at Miami Beach with a Nippers (junior activities) program for Under 6 to Under 14 age.
  • Movies Under the Stars: Elf, Broadbeach Broadbeach · Free - A free outdoor family screening of the PG-rated film Elf (97 minutes) at Kurrawa Park, 155 Old Burleigh Road.
  • Miami Beach Miami · Free - Miami Beach sits between a rocky headland to the south and Nobby Beach to the north.
  • Mermaid Beach Mermaid Beach · Free - The City of Gold Coast describes Mermaid Beach as generally much quieter than its busy neighbours Broadbeach.
  • Greenmount Beach Coolangatta · Free - Greenmount Beach is the south-eastern end of Coolangatta Beach, beside the headland; the City of Gold Coast.
  • Southport Broadwater Parklands swimming enclosure Southport · Free - The Southport swimming enclosure on the Broadwater is a short stroll south of the Rockpools wet play area at.
  • HOTA Parklands swimming lagoon Surfers Paradise · Free - The HOTA Parklands swimming lagoon is behind the City's Council Chambers off Bundall Road and offers a.
  • Nobby's Beach Surf Life Saving Club Mermaid Beach - Surf life saving club that has patrolled Nobby's Beach since 1954.
  • Broadbeach Surf Life Saving Club Broadbeach - Surf life saving club at Broadbeach running a Nippers (junior activities) program for boys and girls aged 5 to.
  • Currumbin Beach Currumbin · Free - Currumbin Beach runs along Pacific Parade beside Elephant Rock, where stairs lead to a viewing platform.
  • Tugun Beach Tugun · Free - Tugun Beach looks north to the Surfers Paradise skyline, with Flat Rock Creek running into the ocean at the.
  • Coolangatta Beach Coolangatta · Free - Coolangatta Beach faces north, which the City of Gold Coast says makes it more sheltered from the predominant.