Secret Harbour – Surf Beach, Coastal Paths and Golf

Secret Harbour combines coastal experiences with its own golf course: the surf beach has waves all year round, and visitors can learn to surf here. There are also seasonal beach patrols, a cycle path connecting to the Rockingham Foreshore, and an 18-hole links course.

Surf beach with seasonal beach patrols

Secret Harbour Surf Beach has showers and waves year-round. Anyone who wants to learn to surf can make the surf beach a starting point for planning their trip. The waves are a feature of the beach, while beach patrols follow a seasonal schedule. This makes it possible to consider water sports and patrolled swimming times as different aspects of a stay.

The beach is patrolled on weekends and public holidays from October to the end of March. There are also weekday patrols by professional lifeguards from early December to the end of January. If your plans depend on these times, check them before your visit.

Cycle path and coastal activity

A cycle path connects Secret Harbour with the Rockingham Foreshore. You can ride or run along the coast on the cycle path. This offers a second way to experience the coast, alongside spending time at the beach: along a route that combines activity with views of the sea. Whether you prefer surfing or plan to ride or run, each option gives your days a different focus.

The cycle path is distinct from the surf beach: it connects to the Rockingham Foreshore and allows you to ride or run along the coast. When planning your trip, you can therefore decide whether you mainly want to spend time at the surf beach or include some activity on the cycle path.

A links course as another focus

Secret Harbour Golf Course is an 18-hole links course designed by Graham Marsh. This specific type of course gives the area another possible focus alongside the beach and cycle path. If golf is one of your travel interests, you can include the course in your plans; this makes for a more golf-focused itinerary than a stay centred on surfing or coastal activity.

The beach and surf lessons, a ride or run along the coast, and a round on the links course are different reasons to consider Secret Harbour.

More to explore in the City of Rockingham

The wider destination of the City of Rockingham has 37 kilometres of coastline. This broader area also includes the protected Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, home to dolphins, seals, penguins and pelicans. The 8-kilometre Shoalwater Islands Marine Park Paddle is a kayak trail along the Rockingham coast. These examples give a sense of the diversity across the wider destination; they are separate regional points of interest, not features of Secret Harbour Surf Beach.

Lake Richmond offers another way to enjoy the outdoors: the Anne Mueller Environmental Walk is an easy 3-kilometre loop around the lake. It is rich in birdlife, including Australian pelicans and black swans. A boardwalk at Lake Richmond also offers views of a threatened thrombolite community. Walking, birdwatching and viewing this unique community offer a different focus from Secret Harbour’s water sports and coastal experiences.

If you are considering Secret Harbour as a destination, you can first compare the highlights specifically mentioned there: the surf beach with its year-round waves and seasonal patrol times, the cycle path to the Rockingham Foreshore, and the links course. The other examples from the City of Rockingham add a broader regional perspective without changing what Secret Harbour itself offers.

Discover more destinations: The Vines, Cloverdale, Stoneville, West Swan, Gosnells, Connolly, Fremantle, Victoria Park.

For the wider travel overview: Perth.