Brunswick Surf Life Saving Club

Brunswick Heads is a long established fishing village at the mouth of the Brunswick River. It came into existence in the 1850s when cedar cutters began felling timber, using the beach and entrance to load their logs. The river entrance is now trained by two prominent walls that clearly define the northern end of the beach.

Formed in 1935 to safeguard bathers and fishermen, Brunswick SLSC is responsible for patrolling the area from the Belongil Creek mouth in the south to the surf beaches of New Brighton and South Golden Beach to the north on weekends and public holidays from September to April.

Brunswick Surf Club is located 400 metres south of the entrance wall and offers parking, a large park and picnic area – a vehicle and foot bridge across Simpsons Creek provides easy road access to the club. The beach sweeps to the south east toward Byron Bay, terminating after 10.5 km at the mouth of Belongil Creek.

Brunswick Heads is popular with bathers and fishermen, however both have to be wary. The Brunswick river mouth bar is notorious for upending large and small boats, while the surf beach has not only a double bar system dominated by rips, but a prominent rip that runs out against the southern training wall. In addition are strong tidal currents and breaking waves between the training walls.