1 North Kirra Beach
Bilinga 4225, QLD
North Kirra Surf Life Saving Club (1597C) is the newest on the beach, being established in 1949. It is located on a narrow reserve in front of Pacific Parade. It is also fronted by a continuous seawall which, during erosion periods, becomes exposed a few hundred metres south of the club house (Fig. 4.165).
Swimming conditions vary along the beach. Conditions are most hazardous at the Flat Rock and Tugun end owing to the prevalence of rip channels across the inner bar, together with the strong permanent rip against Elephant Rock and smaller rips that can form either side of Flat Rock. The patrolled area at the Tugun Surf Club is the best place to swim. At Bilinga and North Kirra the rips are less frequent, but a deep trough usually parallels the beach. Kirra Beach is the safest, with the lowest waves and usually no rips close to shore. However there is still a deep trough off the beach, with a current often sweeping north past the groyne.
