5 places to discover
Brighton Beach is a sandy urban beach on Gulf St Vincent in the suburb of Brighton, within the City of Holdfast Bay, about 11 km southwest of Adelaide, South Australia. It is centred on the historic Brighton Jetty and a wide foreshore reserve along the Esplanade. Known for calm waters, family-friendly swimming, and views across the gulf, it forms part of Adelaide's metropolitan coastline and the Coast Park trail.
Henley Beach is a popular urban beach suburb located about 10 kilometres west of Adelaide's city centre in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia. Centred on Henley Square and the 400-metre Henley Jetty, it features a wide sandy shoreline along Gulf St Vincent. Known for safe swimming, family-friendly amenities, seafront dining and sunset views, it is one of Adelaide's most visited coastal destinations and a long-established seaside suburb since the late 19th century.
Palm Cove is a coastal suburb and resort beach located about 27 kilometres north of Cairns in Far North Queensland, Australia, within the Cairns Region. Known for its curved sandy beach lined with melaleuca and palm trees along Williams Esplanade, it is a low-rise resort village with boutique accommodation, restaurants and a jetty. It serves as a base for Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest visits while offering a calm beachfront setting.
Port Noarlunga Reef is an intertidal limestone reef located offshore from Port Noarlunga Beach in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia, within Gulf St Vincent. Part of the Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve established in 1971 and now within Encounter Marine Park, it is notable as one of South Australia's most accessible and popular snorkelling and diving reefs, known for its extensive reef platform, diverse marine life and underwater trail accessible from the Port Noarlunga Jetty.
Semaphore Beach is a long sandy beach on the eastern shore of Gulf St Vincent in the suburb of Semaphore, within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, about 14 kilometres northwest of central Adelaide, South Australia. Known for its wide sandy foreshore, historic 1860 jetty, foreshore reserve and views across the gulf, it is a popular family and swimming beach with a coastal trail, playgrounds and heritage attractions nearby.