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Kurrawa, Mermaid Waters

Qld 4218
Bluebottles (Oct-Mar) High surf Heavy shorebreak Gutters Boat traffic Flash rips, Travelling rips Shallow Water, Shallow Sandbars Beach erosion, Long beach

Toilets Toilets Disabled Toilets Dressing shed Showers Shops Public phone Park BBQ Picnic Shade Shelters Playground Bike path Natural shade Artificial shade Mobile Phone Coverage Parking Seawall Bus
Camping Prohibited No Diving Bicycles Allowed Shared Footway No Running No Naked Flames No Model Planes No Littering Dogs Allowed off Leash No Jumping No Spear Fishing No Trailbikes No Vehicles Picking Plants Prohibited Pushing Prohibited PWC's Prohibited Scuba Diving Prohibited No Horses Bombing Prohibited No Golf Fires Prohibited Dog Litter Must be Picked Up Dogs Allowed Water Skiing Prohibited No Alcohol No Firearms No Glass
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PATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: qld1591F
State/Region: QLD - Mermaid Waters
Beach name: Kurrawa
General Beach Hazard Rating: 6
Least hazardous: 1-3
Moderately hazardous: 4-6
Highly hazardous: 7-8
Extremely hazardous: 9-10
Hazard rating refers to physical beach and surf conditions ONLY and does not include potentially dangerous marine life.
Beach

Kurrawa Beach (1591F) is 1 km further south and has the most extensive beach reserve of all the beach sections. The wide reserve runs for 1.5 km and incorporates the Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club (Fig. 4.148), the newest on the Gold Coast, being founded in 1958, together with a range of public facilities. This beach, with its wide reserve and facilities, has been chosen as a semi-permanent site for the annual Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. It was the site of the infamous 1996 Championships, held in energetic surf produced by a tropical cyclone, that resulted in the first tragedy in the Championships' 81 year history.

 

Swimming

The eight surf lifesaving clubs and sixteen lifeguard towers attest to the potential hazards along this long beach. Rips are present whenever waves are breaking and deep rip channels may run out from the shoreline. Swim only in patrolled areas and avoid the rip holes and outer trough. Stay close inshore and on the attached portion of the bar.

 

Surfing

Beach breaks extend the full length of the beach. Conditions are best on the outer bar, with a moderate swell and offshore winds. The Nerang entrance wall can produce some better quality bars and breaks. There are plans for Queensland's first surfing reef on the beach at Narrow Neck.

 

Fishing

Beach fishing is a very popular pastime along the length of the beach, with conditions best when there are rips across the inner bar. The Nerang jetty and entrance wall are very popular spots to fish the channel or surf.

 

General

This is undoubtedly Australia's most heavily developed and utilised beach. It offers a huge range of accommodation, attractions and facilities, together with the surf lifesaving clubs and lifeguard towers, as well as 16 km of beautiful beach and surf. However the surf is hazardous, so be careful as to when and where you swim.

 

Carpark

Type: Formal parking area
Surface: Sealed
Spaces: 250

 

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarentee that all translations will be accurate.

Weather
Today
 
21°
wind
SSW/11 km/h
 
  • Sun
  • Mon
    29°
    21°
  • Tue
    31°
    22°
  • Wed
    29°
    23°
  • Thu
    28°
    22°
  • Fri
    28°
    22°
GOLD CST SEAWAY (11 km) issued at 03:00 (EST)
Water
25
Issued at Sat, February 4 13:01
Swell Forecast
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • E
    1.2 m
  • E
    1.5 m
  • E
    1.5 m
  • E
    1.5 m
  • ESE
    1.4 m
1 km from Mermaid Waters issued at Sat, February 4 17:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • Low
    0:48
    0.23m
  • High
    7:38
    1.52m
  • Low
    14:08
    0.29m
  • High
    19:50
    1.06m
 
issued at Sat, February 4 10:00 (Local Time)
UV Index
14
 

Kurrawa SLSC

Club Cap Description Yellow with Blue and White Stripes

Physical Address Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach, QLD, 4218

Postal Address PO Box 1599, Broadbeach, QLD, 4218

Phone 07 5538 0120

Beach Name of location of organisation Kurrawa

Beach Key of base location qld1591F


 

Gold Coast City Council Lifeguard Service

Postal Address PO Box 5042, Gold Coast MC, QLD, 9729

Phone 0755816740

Beach Name of location of organisation Kurrawa Beach

Beach Key of base location qld1591F


 

Gold Coast City Council Lifeguard Service

Postal Address PO Box 5042, Gold Coast MC, QLD, 9729

Phone 0755816740

Beach Name of location of organisation Margaret Ave - Kurrawa

Beach Key of base location qld1591F

*Although SLSA has tried to ensure that this information is accurate, as it has been provided by surf life saving club(s) and/or other organisations, SLSA takes no responsibility for its accuracy. Please contact the entity(s) displayed directly if you need any further information. .

Kurrawa SLSC

19 September to 11 December
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01 February to 03 May
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12 December to 31 January
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Gold Coast City Council Lifeguard Service

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Gold Coast City Council Lifeguard Service

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Date: Sunday, February 5, 2012

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Kurrawa SLSC
Gold Coast City Council Lifeguard Service

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SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarentee that all translations will be accurate.