Discover Cabarita Beach

At Cabarita Beach, the beach, dune area and headland come together. The coastal foreshore includes the shoreline, the dune area, the beach and Norries Headland. This gives the place a varied coastal landscape: you can focus on the beach, get to know the headland or take the different areas into account when planning your trip. When choosing a holiday rental, the main consideration is which of these aspects interest you most during your stay.

Coastal scenery and lookouts

Cabarita Headland includes Johansen Park, Norries Headland Park, Lions Park Cabarita Beach, “The Cove” Cabarita Beach, Norries Cove and Maggies Beach. These names refer to different areas within the headland and provide specific points of reference if you would like to explore the coastal landscape. Norries Headland is also a lookout at Cabarita Beach. If you enjoy making views and scenery a focus of your coastal visit, you can include this spot in your plans.

The car park at Cabarita Beach Headland is another point of reference: from there, pedestrians can access the beach and the headland. The car park also offers views north along the coast over the Village Centre. Beach access and the view are different aspects of the same place. When planning your days on the coast, you can therefore consider whether you mainly want to go to the beach or whether views along the coast also matter to you.

Beach access and paths

Beach access paths in the coastal foreshore are located at Pandanus Parade, Palm Avenue and at both ends of Cypress Crescent. This gives you four points of reference: two streets and the two ends of Cypress Crescent. These details can help you keep beach access points in mind when planning. Together with pedestrian access from the headland car park, they identify several places where the beach and coastal area may feature in your visit plans.

For cyclists, existing routes run from the Cabarita Beach study area north to Casuarina Beach and Kingscliff, and south to the town of Hastings Point. These directions offer a different perspective on the surrounding area from a stay focused on the beach and headland. When choosing a holiday rental, you can consider whether to focus your trip on Cabarita Beach itself or also include the destinations to the north and south in your cycling plans.

Surf breaks and whale watching

Cabarita Beach/Bogangar and its surf breaks are recognised locally, nationally and increasingly internationally for their quality, consistency and beauty. This gives the place a special connection to surfing and the coast.

At Norries Cove on Cabarita Headland, there is a boardwalk and a seating area for whale watching. The boardwalk and a specifically designated seating area are two distinct features of this stretch of coast. You can therefore consider this spot as an option in its own right, alongside beach visits and lookouts. The Cabarita Beach Surf Life Saving Club aims to provide volunteer lifesaving services at the beaches of Cabarita Beach.

Place name and remembrance

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. This meaning gives the place name a cultural connection to its surroundings. The Bogangar/Cabarita Beach War Memorial is a concrete column with a commemorative plaque attached to its base. As a tangible memorial, it adds a place of remembrance to the themes of landscape and coast.

Explore more places

If you would also like to explore other place pages: Hastings Point, Mt Burrell, Kingscliff, Uki, Banora Point, Carool, Casuarina and Stokers Siding.

For the broader travel overview: Tweed Shire Council.