Surf Spots

Crescent Head

Main Beach

Main Beach Crescent Head is a picturesque white sand beach that is home to the Crescent Head Malibu Classic. Famous for a long, slow right hand wave that peels off the point, working in almost any sized swell it is best suited to long boards.  In front of the surf club is a beach break that is home to left and right hand waves depending on the direction and size.
Surf Lifesaving Patrol – Yes on weekends (October to April) and during the holiday season. Always swim between the flags and obey the life guards.

Goolawah Beach

Located a bit of a walk down a steep track, Goolawah Beach is on the southern side of the water tower. A left hand point break is the main feature, however there’s a decent beach break a little further down. Travel lightly as the walk up is a challenge after a long session.
Surf Lifesaving Patrol - None

Delicate Beach

Another popular break with a camp ground located adjacent. Delicate is an unusual beach with a large rock formation dividing it into two sections. When the swell is direct you can get waves peeling off each side of the formation.
Surf Lifesaving Patrol - None

Point Plomer/Barriers Beach

Located right on the door step of the camping ground, Point Plomer is a long, sandy beach featuring an excellent right hand wave. Point Plomer/Barries Beach is a popular beach with a cult like status amongst the locals and visitors that call it home over the Christmas holiday season. If surfing at the point is overcrowded a good alternative is the beach break further down for left and right hand waves (depending on the swell direction and sand bar formation).
Surf Lifesaving Patrol – None

Grassy Head

Grassy Head Beach
Located directly opposite the Grassy Head Holiday Park.  Grassy Head Beach is an excellent surfing beach with a great right hander peeling off the point and a beach break further up the beach that shifts as the sand bar forms and reforms.
Surf Lifesaving Patrol – Yes on weekends (October to April) and during the holiday season. Always swim between the flags and obey the life guards

Hat Head

Flat Rock and Hat Head Beach

Hat Head Beach is Hat Heads most popular place to swim at high tide as Korogoro Creek fills with water offering protected swimming opportunities for families. In front of Korogoro Creek is a rock formation known as Flat Rock which is a quick right hand break at the base of an old extinct volcano. Working best on a solid 6 foot swell off the point, the break also reforms into a smaller right hand wave closer to the shore. Flat Rock is protected from strong easterly winds and quickly packs out when it’s working.
Surf Lifesaving Patrol – Yes on weekends (October and April) and during the holiday season. Always swim between the flags and obey the lifeguard.

South Smoky Beach

Depending on swell direction and the location of sand bars, several beach breaks can be found producing a mixture of left and right hand waves for the experienced surfer. On most days you can have the break to yourself.
Surf Lifesaving Patrol – None

Killick Beach

Killick Beach is known to sometimes reach wave heights of 12 feet plus, it works well anywhere between 4 to 8 feet. In addition to a solid left hand wave in the corner, you can also find beach breaks up and down the beach.
Surf Lifesaving Patrol – None

South West Rocks

Horseshoe Bay

Horseshoe Bay is home to an excellent right hand wave that’s the locals' choice when we have east coast lows.
Surf Lifesaving Patrol – Yes on weekends and during holiday season. Always swim between the flags and obey the life guards.

Main Beach

On the eastern side of the Horseshoe Bay headland is the Wedge and Main Beach which is a long, sandy beach perfect for those lazy walks on a hot day. Main Beach stretches 3.5km around to Trial Bay and offers tranquil swimming opportunities where you can space yourself out from the crowds. Not a popular surfing beach although the Wedge sometimes has a fast moving wave that peaks when a second wave rebounds off the rocks and intercepts it. Suitable for body boarding or body surfing.
Surf Lifesaving Patrol – Yes on weekends and during holiday season. Always swim between the flags and obey the life guards.

South Smoky Beach

Depending on swell direction and the location of sand bars, several beach breaks can be found producing a mixture of left and right hand waves for the experienced surfer. On most days you can have the break to yourself.
Surf Lifesaving Patrol – None