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The incredible Gold Coast beaches comprise 57 km of clear waters, fine golden sands, ocean swells for surfers, secluded bays and estuaries for the less adventurous and with surf life savers patrolling all the major bathing locations. Surfing is a major activity on the Gold Coast with Duranbah, Kirra, Burleigh Point and South Stradbroke being just four of the many great spots that provide top surfing conditions. Southport and the Gold Coast Broadwater is a very popular destination for all watersports enthusiasts and jet-skiing, windsurfing and parasailing are very popular with rentals available for visitors. From Fisherman's Wharf, cruise the Broadwater and out to sea for a day of game fishing. Surfers Paradise is the town and beach which symbolises the lifestyle of the area. People are not just coming to a sunny area for a holiday, they are coming to a 'paradise for surfers'. Surfers Paradise is the heart of the Gold Coast with the busiest stretch of beach and beach activities. The area boasts spectacular nightlife, bars, nightclubs and more restaurants per square kilometre than anywhere else in Australia. Broadbeach lies just a few kilometres south of Surfers Paradise, and is now one of the major destinations for holiday makers on the Gold Coast. It has a safe surf beach that hosts some of Australia's major surf life saving competitions. A wide pedestrian shopping and a café precinct lies just off the beach, with children’s play equipment and fairground rides that operates during the holiday season. Burleigh Heads is always popular for family holidays and is located midway between Southport to the north and Coolangatta in the south. It is within easy reach of the lively nightlife to the north and the more relaxed family atmosphere of the southern beaches. This unspoilt headland offers amazing views of the surrounding coastline and consists of a small National Park and koala park. The area of Palm Beach and Currumbin is best known for the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and the feeding of the rainbow lorrikeets which come swooping out of the surrounding bush at feeding times. This centre has grown from a simple bird sanctuary to a major wildlife reserve with various tourist attractions. Currumbin Creek and Tallebudgera Creek offer excellent calm water estuary conditions ideal for toddlers, yet just around the corner are some of the Gold Coast's best surfing beaches. Coolangatta, Kirra and Greenmount are at the southern end of the Gold Coast at the border of Queensland and New South Wales. Urban sprawl has resulted in a merging of Coolangatta and neighbouring Tweed Heads into twin towns. This area has some of the prettiest beaches on the Gold Coast, with bays and headlands providing an alternative to the sweeping expanse of shoreline elsewhere on the coast. Kirra is one of the Gold Coast's best known surfing beaches, with challenging off-shore breaks for the experienced riders and smaller inshore waves for the beginner.
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Gold Coast Beaches
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