Discover Cabarita Beach

If you are considering Cabarita Beach for a hotel stay, the coast shapes how the area is described. The coastal foreshore includes the foreshore area, the dune area, the beach and Norries Headland. Several landscape features lie side by side. For your planning, you can distinguish more precisely: are you mainly interested in the beach, the dune landscape or Norries Headland as a viewpoint?

Coast and orientation

Cabarita Headland includes Johansen Park, Norries Headland Park, Lions Park Cabarita Beach, “The Cove” Cabarita Beach, Norries Cove and Maggies Beach. Norries Headland is also a viewpoint at Cabarita Beach. From the car park at Cabarita Beach Headland, the view extends north along the coast over the Village Centre. These are distinct reference points for orientation: Cabarita Headland includes several named parks, beaches and coves; Norries Headland is a viewpoint, and the view opens north from the car park.

Beach access and whale watching

Beach access paths in the coastal foreshore of Cabarita Beach are located at Pandanus Parade, Palm Avenue and both ends of Cypress Crescent. The car park at Cabarita Beach Headland also gives pedestrians access to the beach and headland. The street names identify locations for beach paths, while the car park provides access to two destinations. Check signage and conditions locally; parking rules may change.

Norries Cove at Cabarita Headland has a boardwalk and a seating area for whale watching. If whale watching is relevant to your trip, these provide specific points of reference for both a path and a seating area. Access restrictions may apply in protected areas; check local conditions.

Surf character and local history

A 2017 nomination, now archived, recognised Cabarita Beach/Bogangar and its surf breaks for their quality, consistency and beauty; it noted local, national and growing international recognition. The Cabarita Beach Surf Life Saving Club aims to provide volunteer lifesaving services at the beaches of Cabarita Beach. This highlights the surf character and the goal of providing volunteer lifesaving services as distinct aspects of this coastal town.

Bogangar is the original and postal name of Cabarita Beach. The word, from an Aboriginal language, means “place of many pippis” and refers to ancient ceremonial shell middens in the area. The meaning of the name offers a cultural reference alongside the beach, dunes and headland as points of orientation. If you also take place names and their meanings into account when planning your trip, Bogangar is a useful point of reference in its own right.

Cycling connections for further planning

An older plan described existing cycling connections from the Cabarita Beach study area north to Casuarina Beach and Kingscliff, and south to the town of Hastings Point. These destinations provide a north–south orientation for cycling plans. This is separate from local beach access: here, the focus is on connections towards other towns. Check the current route locally before setting off.

Discover more destinations: Eungella, Kingscliff, Casuarina, Banora Point, Tweed Heads, Uki, Limpinwood, Murwillumbah

For the broader travel overview: Tweed Shire Council.