Can you swim in Cairns Lagoon?

This 4800 square metre saltwater swimming lagoon offers an all-year-round, safe, swimming location without stingers and crocodiles. Entry to the Cairns Lagoon is free and provides excellent barbecue facilities, perfect for birthday parties or afternoon family dinners.



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Ranging in depth from 32 inches to 5 feet the Cairns Lagoon features underwater seating benches making it easy for all to enjoy.

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Located right on the waterfront in the middle of the CBD, this lagoon is 4800 square metres and offers different areas for you to relax in, whether you want to swim laps or have a bit of a splash around with the kids.

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Cairns Esplanade Rules No diving or jumping allowed. No running allowed. Adults need to supervise their children. No inflatables are permitted in the Lagoon (they block the view of the lifeguards).

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Places to Swim in Cairns The best beaches for swimming near Cairns are Trinity Beach, Palm Cove, Ellis Beach and Holloways Beach. All four of these sandy tropical oases are patrolled year-round and are protected by stinger nets in the summer season (November to March/April).

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Not only is Palm Cove a stunning place to visit at any time of the year, but the beaches are pretty good for swimming in too! While you can swim anywhere along the beach, it is advised (especially in the Summer months) that you swim within the swimming enclosures to protect you from harmful stingers and water currents.

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Great spot to see the water crashing and carving its way through the Babinda Boulders. Short walk down from the main swimming area and car park. Nice views but there's no swimming here as it's quite dangerous.

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Located on the foreshore of the Trinity Harbour front, the Cairns Lagoon has sandy shores and timber decking surrounding the 4800 square meter salt water swimming pool. The water that fills the state-of-the-art swimming facility is pumped in from the Trinity Inlet and cleansed through a high tech filtration system.

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Showers and changing rooms are located next to the Lagoon. There are also outdoor showers at the Lagoon and near the beach volleyball courts.

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The Esplanade Lagoon was officially opened on 29 March 2003 by former State Premier Peter Beattie and former Cairns Mayor Kevin Byrne.

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Let's be real. Tropical Far North Queensland is chock-full of crocs, including Cairns. Both species native to Australia inhabit the freshwater streams and brackish creeks of Cairns: the saltwater crocodile and its freshwater cousin, the—you guessed it—freshwater crocodile.

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The best beaches to swim at are mainly in the Northern suburbs. The beaches in the city aren't suitable for swimming due to crocodiles and it being too buddy. However, there is a lagoon to swim in if you're staying in Cairns City.

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We recommend getting there in the shoulder months of April and May and September and October. The weather is amazing at these times and you'll be beating the dry season crowds!

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the 'sand' is very silty all along that part of the coast ie. soil washed down by the rivers. therefore shore wave action causes the 'mud' to disperse thru the water column. that's the brown stain.

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Cairns is undoubtedly the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is the worlds largest reef system comprised of over 2,900 individual reefs. Each year, people flock to the reef from around the world to swim, snorkel, and dive with the more than 1,500 marine species that call the reef home.

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