A free beach morning at Quinns Rocks: the groyne-sheltered swimming at Quinns Beach, a walk on the sand, and coffee on Ocean Drive.
Quinns Rocks is one of those northern beach suburbs that still feels like a holiday town, even with the new estates creeping up around it. Get there early, have a swim, walk the sand and grab a coffee looking at the water. It’s about as good a free morning as you’ll find up the coast.
Quick facts
- Where: Quinns Beach, Ocean Drive, Quinns Rocks
- Cost: Free
- Facilities: Toilet block and parking close to the sand
- Coffee: Luna n Soul, 80 Ocean Drive (Google 4.4 from 440+ reviews)
- Tip: Go early, before the afternoon sea breeze
Swimming at Quinns Beach
The coastline here has been reshaped a fair bit over the last decade. Between 2017 and 2021 the City of Wanneroo built a new groyne, extended two others, upgraded a fourth, added a beach access ramp and topped the beach up with sand. The City’s coastal management page has the details. The result is a beach that’s holding its sand better, and a nice spot for a morning dip.
Quinns Beach rates 4.6 on Google from around 250 reviews, and the practical stuff gets a mention as often as the water.
“Plenty of parking & a toilet block that’s nice & close”
Valica T, Google review
“The clean sands and open space make it perfect for long, relaxing walks”
Kitt D, Google review
Coffee and brekkie at Luna n Soul
Luna n Soul sits at 80 Ocean Drive, looking straight out over the water, and it opens early: 6am Monday to Saturday and 5am on Sundays when I checked, closing at 2pm. It rates 4.4 on Google from more than 440 reviews. The menu runs from acai bowls and granola to brioche French toast and pumpkin croquettes. Across the road is Frederick Stubbs Park, a big grassy reserve if you want to sit in the shade after.
The view from the top
Before you leave, drive up to the lookout near Mary Street for the view back down Ocean Drive and along the coast. It’s a nice way to finish, and a good spot for a photo on a clear morning.
If you’re heading further north, the Alkimos shipwreck beach is just up the road. Going the other way, the Marmion snorkel trail is worth a morning too.
Featured image: Quinns Beach by Gnangcomapp, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
Frequently Asked Questions
It’s a popular swimming beach, with groynes along this stretch of coast that the City of Wanneroo built and extended between 2017 and 2021. As with any Perth beach, check conditions and swim between the flags when it’s patrolled.
