78:
27:
137:
124:
markedly improved since the 1990s, creating one of the longest, hollowest and best waves in the world. However, the quality of the last section, Kirra, which has long been regarded as one of the world's best waves prior to the formation of the
Superbank, has suffered. There have been calls to modify aspects of the sand bypass system to attempt to restore Kirra to its former quality, although exactly how this is to be done is not clear. It is possible that an optimum, medium build-up of sand (such as was reportedly the state in the early 2000s) may create the longest and best waves over the entire length, including Kirra.
70:
168:
19:
123:
The
Superbank extends from Snapper Rocks Point, through Rainbow Bay, Greenmount Point, Coolangatta Beach, and Kirra, for a distance of around 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). Multiple barrel sections can now occur at any point along this length. The quality of the surf in the first 4 of these sections has
127:
The sheer quality of the man-made wave has greatly increased the level of surf tourism in the region, which has also resulted in extreme crowding of the wave. On a good day, over 500 surfers can be counted over the 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) distance, with multiple drop-ins.
119:
north of the river. This has resulted in a large build-up of sand between
Snapper Rocks to Kirra, which as of 2007, has extended the beaches in this area seawards around 100-200m, and created a new, world-class sandbar surf break called "the Superbank".
556:
437:'Jack Evans built ocean pools at Burleigh Heads (1953) and Snapper Rocks (1957) and, still fascinated by sharks, built a second pool for them at Snapper, before re-establishing at the mouth of the Tweed River in 1961.'
551:
499:
Although only remnants of the pools survive, the site has archaeological potential to yield information that will contribute to the understanding of the nature of a coastal aquarium.
241:
302:
144:
In 1956 Jack Evans built the
Snapper Rocks Sea Baths, with an adjacent shark pool for public viewing. Later that year the Boyd brothers, local fishermen, caught two
204:
420:
476:
381:'The idea of the show came to Mr. Evans about ten years ago when he put two dolphins in a small aquarium at his swimming baths at Snapper Rocks, Tweed Heads.'
395:
Tweed River entrance with a view to
Duranbah Beach and Jack Evans second Porpoise Pool, New South Wales, January 1969 [picture]/Photographer unknown
112:
149:
85:
It is believed that
Snapper Rocks were named by W.L. Edwardson, captain of HM Colonial Cutter Snapper which passed by Point Danger in July 1822.
233:
152:
which Evans took and put in the pool for the Jack Evans
Porpoise Pool show. The pools moved to the mouth of the Tweed River near to
115:
has pumped sand from the Tweed River mouth to beaches to the north to ensure the river mouth is safe for shipping, and to stabilise
865:
619:
368:
294:
424:
449:
393:
744:
568:
483:
363:
329:
343:'One of the chief attractions on the border is Jack Evans porpoise pool at Schnapper Rocks, beneath Point Danger.'
77:
779:
789:
669:
804:
694:
612:
109:
38:
510:
268:
26:
875:
814:
754:
749:
136:
533:
605:
739:
704:
46:
212:
870:
628:
457:(Image). City of Gold Coast Libraries Local Studies Collection. 1956. LS-LSP-CD009-IMG0015
401:(Image). City of Gold Coast Libraries Local Studies Collection. 1969. LS-LSP-CD013-IMG0065
8:
784:
333:. Vol. 27, no. 37. Australia. 17 February 1960. p. 9 (Teenagers' Weekly)
145:
834:
809:
734:
729:
674:
560:
173:
829:
824:
794:
764:
714:
684:
116:
69:
482:. Gold Coast Local Heritage Register. 2010. p. 103. LHR0040. Archived from
839:
689:
659:
644:
153:
859:
774:
699:
597:
583:
570:
451:
Jack Evans sea baths and shark pool at
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, Queensland
358:
324:
769:
759:
654:
649:
639:
546:
181:
94:
42:
819:
102:
54:
50:
18:
844:
664:
709:
679:
367:. Vol. 32, no. 48. Australia. 28 April 1965. p. 14.
57:
and today the start of the large sand bank known to surfers as the
73:
Snapper Rocks viewed from
Greenmount Hill across Rainbow Bay, 1891
724:
719:
518:
81:
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, viewed from the south, circa 1934
547:
NSW Government – Tweed River
Entrance Sand Bypassing Project
269:"The Secrets of Snapper Rocks: The Gold Coasts' Superbank"
97:, which as of 2007, forms the first part of the man-made "
552:
Queensland Government – Tweed River Sandbypassing Project
163:
477:"Local Heritage Register: Heritage Places, N to Z"
156:in 1961. Only remnants of the pools remain today.
37:is a small rocky outcrop on the northern side of
857:
353:
351:
627:
613:
348:
421:"Memories of diving into Pet Porpoise Pool"
379:– via National Library of Australia.
341:– via National Library of Australia.
620:
606:
534:Perfect wave reveals dark heart of surfing
135:
76:
68:
25:
17:
295:"The Best Surfing Spots of Coolangatta"
858:
601:
371:from the original on 22 November 2020
244:from the original on 24 February 2024
199:
197:
263:
261:
259:
203:
423:. 13 September 2019. Archived from
13:
305:from the original on 11 March 2019
194:
14:
887:
557:Jack Evans Porpoise Pool pictures
540:
256:
166:
866:Surfing locations in Queensland
469:
238:Tourism & Events Queensland
442:
413:
386:
317:
287:
226:
22:Snapper Rocks surf break, 2006
1:
364:The Australian Women's Weekly
330:The Australian Women's Weekly
205:"Snapper Rocks (entry 31326)"
187:
53:, Australia. It is a famous
7:
159:
10:
892:
629:Surfing areas of Australia
88:
64:
635:
240:. Queensland Government.
536:, The Age, 25 April 2007
515:History of Snapper Rocks
299:The Strand, Coollangatta
30:Surfing at Snapper Rocks
140:Snapper Rocks Sea Baths
131:
41:at the southern end of
209:Queensland Place Names
141:
82:
74:
31:
23:
359:"Girl with a dolphin"
325:"TEENAGERS' PARADISE"
213:Queensland Government
139:
80:
72:
29:
21:
584:28.1625°S 153.550°E
580: /
511:"Snapper Rocks.com"
146:bottlenose dolphins
93:Snapper Rocks is a
142:
113:sand bypass system
83:
75:
32:
24:
876:Surfing locations
853:
852:
810:Stradbroke Island
589:-28.1625; 153.550
561:Picture Australia
489:on 26 August 2020
301:. 26 April 2018.
273:World Surf League
174:Queensland portal
883:
830:Thirteenth Beach
825:Surfers Paradise
795:Ship Stern Bluff
765:Northern Beaches
715:Greenmount Beach
622:
615:
608:
599:
598:
595:
594:
592:
591:
590:
585:
581:
578:
577:
576:
573:
530:
528:
526:
517:. Archived from
502:
501:
496:
494:
488:
481:
473:
467:
466:
464:
462:
456:
446:
440:
439:
434:
432:
417:
411:
410:
408:
406:
400:
390:
384:
383:
378:
376:
355:
346:
345:
340:
338:
321:
315:
314:
312:
310:
291:
285:
284:
282:
280:
265:
254:
253:
251:
249:
230:
224:
223:
221:
219:
201:
176:
171:
170:
169:
891:
890:
886:
885:
884:
882:
881:
880:
856:
855:
854:
849:
685:Currumbin Alley
631:
626:
588:
586:
582:
579:
574:
571:
569:
567:
566:
543:
524:
522:
509:
506:
505:
492:
490:
486:
479:
475:
474:
470:
460:
458:
454:
448:
447:
443:
430:
428:
419:
418:
414:
404:
402:
398:
392:
391:
387:
374:
372:
357:
356:
349:
336:
334:
323:
322:
318:
308:
306:
293:
292:
288:
278:
276:
275:. 14 March 2017
267:
266:
257:
247:
245:
234:"Snapper Rocks"
232:
231:
227:
217:
215:
202:
195:
190:
172:
167:
165:
162:
150:Terranora Creek
134:
117:coastal erosion
108:Since 1995 the
91:
67:
12:
11:
5:
889:
879:
878:
873:
868:
851:
850:
848:
847:
842:
840:Woodside Beach
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
815:Sunshine Coast
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
745:Margaret River
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
690:Duranbah Beach
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
660:Burleigh Heads
657:
652:
647:
645:Angourie Point
642:
636:
633:
632:
625:
624:
617:
610:
602:
564:
563:
554:
549:
542:
541:External links
539:
538:
537:
531:
521:on 15 May 2006
504:
503:
468:
441:
427:on 28 May 2020
412:
385:
347:
316:
286:
255:
225:
192:
191:
189:
186:
185:
184:
178:
177:
161:
158:
154:Duranbah beach
133:
130:
90:
87:
66:
63:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
888:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
863:
861:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
800:Snapper Rocks
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
775:Roaring Beach
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
700:Floreat Beach
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
637:
634:
630:
623:
618:
616:
611:
609:
604:
603:
600:
596:
593:
562:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
544:
535:
532:
520:
516:
512:
508:
507:
500:
485:
478:
472:
453:
452:
445:
438:
426:
422:
416:
397:
396:
389:
382:
370:
366:
365:
360:
354:
352:
344:
332:
331:
326:
320:
304:
300:
296:
290:
274:
270:
264:
262:
260:
243:
239:
235:
229:
214:
210:
206:
200:
198:
193:
183:
180:
179:
175:
164:
157:
155:
151:
147:
138:
129:
125:
121:
118:
114:
111:
106:
104:
100:
96:
86:
79:
71:
62:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
40:
36:
35:Snapper Rocks
28:
20:
16:
799:
790:Shark Island
565:
523:. Retrieved
519:the original
514:
498:
493:20 September
491:. Retrieved
484:the original
471:
461:20 September
459:. Retrieved
450:
444:
436:
431:20 September
429:. Retrieved
425:the original
415:
405:20 September
403:. Retrieved
394:
388:
380:
375:20 September
373:. Retrieved
362:
342:
337:20 September
335:. Retrieved
328:
319:
307:. Retrieved
298:
289:
277:. Retrieved
272:
246:. Retrieved
237:
228:
216:. Retrieved
208:
143:
126:
122:
107:
98:
92:
84:
58:
39:Point Danger
34:
33:
15:
871:Coolangatta
805:South Coast
780:Scarborough
770:Rainbow Bay
760:Noosa Heads
655:Bondi Beach
650:Bells Beach
640:Agnes Water
587: /
575:153°33′00″E
525:15 February
182:Rainbow Bay
110:Tweed River
95:point break
43:Rainbow Bay
860:Categories
820:Supertubes
705:Gold Coast
675:Cow Bombie
670:City Beach
572:28°09′45″S
218:14 January
188:References
103:surf break
55:surf break
51:Queensland
47:Gold Coast
845:Yallingup
755:Newcastle
695:Esperance
665:Byron Bay
279:13 August
248:13 August
99:Superbank
59:Superbank
785:Seaspray
750:Maroubra
710:Gnaraloo
680:Cronulla
369:Archived
303:Archived
242:Archived
160:See also
835:Torquay
730:Johanna
725:Jan Juc
148:in the
89:Surfing
65:History
45:on the
720:Huzzas
309:16 May
740:Manly
735:Kirra
487:(PDF)
480:(PDF)
455:(JPG)
399:(JPG)
527:2006
495:2020
463:2020
433:2020
407:2020
377:2020
339:2020
311:2019
281:2024
250:2024
220:2014
132:Pool
559:at
862::
513:.
497:.
435:.
361:.
350:^
327:.
297:.
271:.
258:^
236:.
211:.
207:.
196:^
105:.
101:"
61:.
49:,
621:e
614:t
607:v
529:.
465:.
409:.
313:.
283:.
252:.
222:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
