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9 of the best beaches in and around Brisbane


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While it doesn't have its own "true" beach, here's our selection of the best beaches in and around Brisbane.

Brisbane is blessed with a stunningly sunny climate, boasting some of the warmest year-round temperatures of any Australian capital city. When the mercury rises, you have a wealth of options.

You can cool down at one of the weird and wacky swimming spots, take to the streets, or alternatively, head to the beach.

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1
Suttons Beach
A nice little strip of patrolled sand, you’ll find Suttons Beach a glacial, 40-minute drive from Brisbane CBD.

2
Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia
Bribie Island is the smallest, and often the most-forgotten of the three major sand islands sheltering Moreton Bay.

3
Cylinder Beach
North Stradbroke Island is packed with picturesque swimming spots along its shores – and one of the best is Cylinder Beach.

4
Main Beach - North Stradbroke Island
Speaking of North Straddie, it would be remiss not to mention the great Main Beach attraction that calls this island home.

5
Tangalooma Beach
The protected Tangalooma Beach is nature’s theme park, where amazing natural encounters are just part of the everyday experience.

6
Bulwer, Moreton Island

7
Shorncliffe Beach
Just 25 minutes from the city centre is Shorncliffe Beach – a sleepy seaside village with a flat, safe stretch of beach.

8
Colmslie Beach Reserve
Shaded on a sandy bank of the Brisbane River, you’ll find Colmslie Beach at the end of a foliage-clad parkland.

9
Streets Beach
As Australia’s only inner-city, man-made beach, a trip here is a bucket list item all on its own.
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