'Coolangatta' is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'splendid view'
- Coolangatta is a beach-break, with waves breaking left and right, depending on conditions. Coolangatta sees a lot of surfing traffic, with surfers eager to paddle out to the Superbank surf break, which begins at Snapper Rocks, and continues at the back of this beach.
- Beach showers and public toilets at SLSC.
- Meals and refreshments available at the SLSC restaurant.
- There are approx 120 car parking spaces along both sides of Marine Parade (at the northern end of the beach - more spaces available at the southern end, Greenmount Beach).
- Queen Elizabeth Park on Marine Parade offers barbeques, picnic shelter, picnic tables, playground, toilets, water tap, drinking fountain, showers, walking track.
- The walking trail along the beach at Coolangatta and around Kirra Point is part of the Southern Points Promenade section of the Gold Coast Oceanway walk, which is a 36 kilometre network of beach pathways.
- You can see the big rock groyne at Kirra Point, which marks the end of Coolangatta beach.