Absolutely! Byron offers great waves for beginners. Try these surf schools:

• Lets Go Surfing Byron Bay
• Lets Go Surfing Lennox Head
• Lets Go Surfing Ballina
• Soul Surf School
• Rusty Miller Personalised Surfing Instruction
• MojoSurf

There are plenty of options for beachside accommodation in Byron Bay. Some of the best options are:

• Reflections Holiday Parks Byron Bay at Clarkes Beach
• Raes on Wategos
• Elements of Byron on Belongil Beach
• Imeson Cottage

Lace up your walking shoes and follow these top coastal walks:

• Walgun Cape Byron Walking Track – 3.7km loop across the clifftops that surround the Cape Byron Lighthouse.
• Lennox Head Boardwalk – easy 1.5km path along the water in front of the town and up to Pat Morton Lookout.
• Coastal Recreation Path – 11.5km path stretching from Ballina to Lennox Head.

There is excellent snorkelling and diving around Byron Bay. Julian Rocks is the most popular destination, about 2.5km offshore from Main Beach in the Cape Byron Marine Park. Join a tour with one of these local operators:

• Sundive Byron Bay
• Out of the Blue Adventures
• Wild Byron

Yes! Bring your four-legged friend to these beaches:

• Belgongil Beach
• Suffolk Park/Tallow Beach
• Seven Mile Beach, Lennox Head
• Sharpes Beach, Ballina
• Brunswick Heads Main Beach
• New Brighton Beach

Many of Byron’s beaches are great for families, with gentle waves and surf lifesavers patrolling. Grab your bucket and spade and head for:

• Main Beach
• Clarkes Beach
• Wategos Beach
• Torakina Beach, Brunswick Heads
• Shelly Beach, Ballina
• Sharpes Beach, Ballina

Byron Bay is home to some of the most famous surf beaches and breaks in the world. Catch a wave at:

• The Pass
• The Wreck
• Wategos Beach
• Tallow Beach
• Lennox Head Beach

Little Wategos Beach is closest to the Cape Byron Lighthouse and also the most easterly beach in Australia.

The only beach you can drive on near Byron Bay is Seven Mile Beach in Lennox Head. You can only take a 4WD vehicle onto the beach and you will need to purchase a permit at the automated kiosk or via the EasyPark app before you drive.

No, the beaches in Byron Bay are alcohol free zones. This also applies to public parkland and most of the streets around town.

Main Beach, right in the centre of town, is the most popular beach in Byron Bay. Other popular beaches include Wategos Beach, Clarkes Beach and Belongil Beach.