To be honest I have no idea but they have life guards on duty all day

There is a shallow area at one end which is suitable for children. The other end is deeper. A little bit further along the esplanade is a children's water play area with bubbling fountains and stuff. Not far from the lagoon, maybe 500m or so.

There're 2: Fitzroy: hiking, 'muck diving / snorkelling', occasional remarkable animals like snake eels & dugong ... ockies & shovel nose rays under the pier (the walkway to the dock; don't dive / snorkel under the dock; it scares the boat skippers!), beautiful Nudey beach (not a nudist beach) full of nudibranchs, molluscs and sponges just off shore....... & Green Island; quick & easy round the island walk, easy beginners' beach, plenty of tropical vegetation, plenty of parrotfish, some epaulette sharks (cute, unintimidating, about 25cm long, look like spotty sausages), some butterfly fish species.

Crocs nipping in for a dip so unless you fancy meeting one be thankful it’s separate 😂 if you go further along there is no separation.

Plenty of shady trees. If you bring kids stay right with them, ALL the time.

Hi everyone, please note the Esplanade Lagoon will be closed for maintenance this year from Monday 16 July to Sunday 5 August inclusive. The Lagoon will reopen for swimming on Monday 6 August.

They have coin operated lockers next to the toilets / showers / change rooms.

I didn't see anywhere, we bought some beach towels from a nearby gift shop.

You can swim all year round. The Lagoon's occasionally closed (like for a half day) for cleaning. Check the website or ring up the Civic Council for specifics... or just try your luck.

It's a lagoon shape not really suited to laps, & one end is like 1 cm deep, & the fish sculptures are mounted on poles at the deep end (1.5m) that a lap swimmer could run into. Early in the morning they have free aqua-aerobics classes. Do that instead; it's fun & sociable.