Aerial photo of what was left of the Kingscliff Rocks in 2018. A prevailing feature of The Rocks is that they have always been almost totally intertidal, with some of the platform episodically covered in sand. The tremendous build-up of sand following the construction of the training walls at the mouth of Cudgen Creek has, however, made sand cover of a great deal of the rocks permanent. Comparison with the good old days is striking. Many of the old locations, such as the iconic Round Rock, Snapper Hole, The Ledge and The Bream Hole are hardly recognisable, but a few others, such as The Alley, have remained in reasonable condition, for the moment at least.

  1 The South End

  2 Snapper Rock

  3 Snapper Hole

  4 The Alley

  5 Hill 60

  6 The Middle

  7 Drummer Rock

  8 The Ledge

  9 Round Rock (what is left of it)

10 The Bream Hole

11 No Hopers (where it use to be)

12 The rock described at the conclusion of chapter 3 is under sand about 80 metres to the right of this point