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Duranbah Beach
Duranbah Beach, officaly known as Flagstaff beach is the most northern beach in New South Wales. Located in the Tweed Shire, Duranbah Beach is situated between the mouth of the Tweed River (New South Wales) and the rocky headland Point Danger (Tweed Heads) which also marks the Queesnland-New South Wales Boarder. The beach is 350 meters in length with vegetated dunes running along 200 meters. The southern end of the beach features BBQS, sheltered picinic areas and a block of toilets with a shower just behind it.

Duranbah Beach is well known by surfers for its surf break and large swell, it is recognised both nationally and internationally as having a powerful, high-qquality surf break for both surfers and boogie board riders. Big surfing events have been staged there including the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, the professional surfing contest which was held there in conjunction with snapper rocks.

Surf Conditions

Duranbah Beach is popular for its surf conditions, the beach faces east which exposes it to high wave energy and high longshore rates. The waves are predominately from the south-easternly side however they can come from all seaward directions. The waves are on average 1.3 meters and have reached 6 meters in height during a King tide. There are often persistent rips and strong tidal currents which make the beach a potentially hazardous place to swim.