Snapper Rocks & Point Danger
Snapper Rocks
The Gold Coast's southernmost world-class surf break, beside Point Danger headland, which straddles the Queensland–New South Wales border.
Snapper Rocks lies in Rainbow Bay in Coolangatta, at the southernmost tip of the Gold Coast. It is one of the regular stops on the World Surf League tour, and its famous “Superbank” forms long, continuous waves often ridden by professional surfers. Beside it, the Point Danger headland has a memorial lighthouse to Captain Cook, and at its foot runs the border between Queensland and New South Wales. When daylight saving time is in effect, the two states are one hour apart, so you can “cross two time zones in one step.” The headland is a good spot for whale watching from the shore between June and October. The beach at Rainbow Bay has small waves and is suitable for family swimming. It is about 3 km from Gold Coast Airport.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Burleigh Heads
- Broadbeach
- SkyPoint Observation Deck (Q1)
- HOTA, Home of the Arts
- Surfers Paradise
- Sea World
- Springbrook National Park