title: Greenmount Beach
text: # Greenmount Beach
  
  Greenmount Beach is a beach located in Coolangatta on Queensland's Gold Coast in Australia.
  
  Greenmount Point is a coastal headland separating the Coolangatta stretch of beach to the west and Rainbow Bay to the east.
  
  Greenmount Beach is home to Tweed Heads & Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club and Greenmount Beach Surf Club.
  
  The beach is protected by shark nets. In September 2020 a man was fatally bitten by a shark while surfing in the water.
  
  ## History
  
  The Greenmount Guest House was opened by Patrick J Fagan in 1905. He named it after his birthplace in County Meath, Ireland. The beach was named after the guest house.
  
  