Bulcock Beach, QLD: Restaurants, accommodation & swimming
The closest beach to Caloundra town centre, Bulcock Beach offers plenty of restaurants and accommodation – plus relatively safe swimming.
Bulcock Beach in Caloundra, Queensland, is one of the most under-the-radar beaches on the Sunshine Coast. Nearby Kings Beach and Dicky Beach tend to get much more attention
Why visit Bulcock Beach?
The main reason to visit Bulcock Beach is convenience. It is the closest beach to Caloundra town centre, making it an easy walk from several places to eat and shops.
For food and drink, California Tacos, Greedy Gringo, the Drift Bar and Tides Waterfront dining all line up behind the beach.
Caloundra checklist: 5 fab experiences to book in advance
1. Kayak hire or paddleboard rental at Golden Beach. 2. Self-guided scavenger hunt. 3. Half day Pummicestone Passage jetski tour. 4. Waterways cruise. 5. Two hour Efoil lesson.
Bulcock Beach accommodation
There are several options if you want to stay at Bulcock Beach, with nearby hotels costing from $82 per night. The luxurious Rumba Beach Resort, the Belaire Place aparthotel and the plush Monaco are the closest options to the beach, but there are several other places to stay within a kilometre of Bulcock Beach.
Is it safe to swim at Bulcock Beach?
Another good reason to visit Bulcock Beach is that it is a relatively safe swimming beach, largely protected from the ocean swells by Deepwater Point at the mouth of the Pumicestone Passage. The main rips are off the point itself, but the area around the surf club is generally fairly placid, and patrolled by lifesavers.
The beach swings round Deepwater Point, with the Happy Valley park behind it. You’ll find the playground, toilets and barbecues here.
Other things to do in Caloundra include renting a stand-up paddleboard and going on a jetski tour.
12 fantastic Sunshine Coast experiences to book now
- Taste coffee and ginger, do rainforest walks, and visit the best lookouts on a highlight-packed hinterland tour.
- Take a serene Noosa Everglades cruise along the mirror-like waterways – or canoe through the Everglades.
- Learn to surf at a Sunshine Coast surf school – or try paddleboarding instead.
- Combine sight-seeing and thrills on a fast boat tour.
- Go e-mountain biking on the downhill trails of Tewantin National Park.
- Kayak with dolphins as part of a beach 4WD tour.
- Explore the Sunshine Coast from above on a seaplane flight.
- Take an indigenous cultural tour – with bush tucker tasting.
- Visit the region’s best craft breweries and distilleries on a drinks tasting tour.
- Go jetskiing through the gorgeous Pumicestone Passage.
- Taste wines, cheeses and chocolates on a hinterland food tour.
- Watch migrating humpbacks on a whale-watching cruise.
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