page_title: Main Beach, Queensland
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Main Beach, Queensland / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Beach of the Main Beach at low tide, Queensland with Surfers Paradise in the distance.
context_page_description: Main Beach is a coastal suburb of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 census, Main Beach had a population of 3,883.
context_section_description: The Main Beach area is defined by the narrow coastal dune between the sea and the mouth of the Nerang River. Narrowneck formed the southern boundary and to the north a spit of sand terminated in a break or bar between the Broadwater and the sea. A natural basin for boats existed at the mouth of the river.
caption: The beach of the Main Beach at low tide
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