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Ranked #19 of 20 in Australia

Ranked #2 of 2 in Queensland

Ranked #1 of 1 in Gold Coast

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Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Surfers Paradise is a suburb within the local government area of City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, Surfers Paradise had a population of 19,668. Colloquially known as 'Surfers', the suburb has many high-rise apartment buildings and a wide surf beach. The feature of the heart of the suburb is Cavill Mall, which runs through the shopping and entertainment precinct. Cavill Avenue, named after Jim Cavill, an early hotel owner, is one of the busiest shopping strips in Queensland, and the centre of activity for night life. One of the features of the area is the Surfers Paradise Meter Maids designed to build goodwill with tourists.

Surfers Paradise is the Gold Coast's entertainment and tourism centre and the suburbs high-rise buildings are the best known feature of the city's...

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Recommended duration of visit: 2 or more days

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03-23-2018

This is very nice and popular beach to relax. However, there is a very strong current starting at the depths of about 1 m (or even less), so you even would not be able to stand. At least we experienced this when we was here in September. Another issue you might face is a strong sun even if it is cloudy. So, I advise to use a strong sunblock, otherwise you can get sunburned very quickly. Yes, you can get sunburned here on a cloudy day. Now I have learned that clouds are not protecting from UV. I even red that in some cases, clouds for unclear reasons, can even magnify the amount of UV...

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