Main Beach

Main Beach: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Main Beach

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Main Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -27.97758, 153.42960. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Main Beach

• Sea World · park · Gold Coast City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Nickelodeon Land · attraction · Gold Coast City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Jet Rescue · attraction · Gold Coast City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Shark Bay · lake · Gold Coast City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Castaway Bay · park · Gold Coast City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Temple Shalom Gold Coast · temple · Gold Coast City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Gold Coast Botanic Gardens · beach · Gold Coast City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Coombabah Lake Conservation Park · lake · Gold Coast City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wet 'n' Wild Gold Coast · park · Gold Coast City · ~16 km · Must-see
• Burleigh Head National Park · sanctuary · Gold Coast City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Warner Bros. Movie World · park · Gold Coast City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Batwing Spaceshot · attraction · Gold Coast City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Paradise Country · attraction · Gold Coast City · ~18 km · Must-see
• David Fleay Conservation Park · sanctuary · Gold Coast City · ~18 km · Must-see
• West Burleigh Store · fort · Gold Coast City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Nerang Conservation Park · sanctuary · Gold Coast City · ~19 km · Must-see
• South Stradbroke Island · river spot · Gold Coast City · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jungle Rush · attraction · Gold Coast City · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Main Beach

Other beaches & coast near Main Beach

• Gold Coast Botanic Gardens · beach · Gold Coast City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Kirra Beach · beach · Queensland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Greenmount Beach · beach · Queensland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Point Danger Lighthouse · beach · Gold Coast City · ~30 km · Must-see
• Duranbah Beach · beach · Gold Coast City · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fingal Head Light · beach · Gold Coast City · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pottsville Beach · beach · Tweed Shire Council · ~61 km · Must-see
• Point Lookout Lighthouse · beach · Redland City · ~77 km · Must-see
• Streets Beach · beach · City of Brisbane · ~86 km · Must-see
• Clarkes Beach · beach · New South Wales · ~95 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Queensland

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