====== Queensland (Australia) Surfski ======
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**Coolum to Noosa**
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[[:australia|Main Australia Surfski Page]]
* [[:new_south_wales|]] Coffs Harbour, Forster Tuncurry, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Bermagui…
* [[:victoria|]] Melbourne, Bass Strait…
* [[:south_australia|]] Adelaide,…
* [[:western_australia|]] Augusta, Mandurah, Perth, Margaret River…
* [[:northern_territory_australia_surfski|]] Darwin…
* [[:tasmania|]] Hobart…
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===== Safety =====
[[:local|Safety: What you should know about local waters]]
* **Local Knowledge**: The surf lifesavers and paddlers who have paddled locally will know just which locations and conditions you either need to be cautious about or avoid entirely, depending on their severity and your level of skill. [[:queensland#clubsgroups4|Local Clubs]] are a good place to start learning.
* **Crocs**: Pay attention to Croc warnings on beaches. Most of Queensland's shoreline is north of the Sunshine Coast. The southern range limit of native crocs is currently (2026) considered to be around Gladstone. Croc range is limited by temperature so it is unlikely to find resident crocodiles much farther south than Gladstone. But it is possible for an itinerant croc to wander farther south and they have been occasionally tracked as far south as the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay.
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(Locations North to South)
===== North of the Sunshine Coast =====
==== Downwinds/Paddles ====
* **Burnett Heads**
* **Laps ** [[https://youtu.be/2pgoXGmpSE4|video]]
* **Elliot Heads**
* **Bargara - Elliot Heads** 14 km [[https://youtu.be/Pj60OS5xxcg|video]]
* **Elliot Heads - Bargara** 14 km [[https://youtu.be/KBI--nqHawc|video]]
* **Elliot Heads - Mon Repos Beach** 16 km [[https://youtu.be/JVWXeMHhkEE|video]][[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/mon-repos-downwind|Downwindfun]]
* **E****lliot Heads - Burnett Heads** 24 km [[https://youtu.be/SdmhrQH0oos|video]]
* **Cairns - Port Douglas - approx 50 km**
* Alex Pawlow "//There is about 50km of coast that has great conditions for 9 months of the year. It is relatively safe, with almost always slightly on-shore winds and warm water all year round. Logistics is easy, there is an active community ready to run shuffles and it's a great holiday destination.There are lots of options for start (to) finish between 10km and 55 km runs. Probably the pick is Palm Cove to Oak Beach//"
* **Oak Beach - Port Douglas** 16 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/oak-beach-to-port-douglas-downwind|Downwindfun]]
* **Palm Cove ** (North Queensland)
* Southerly wind (better with some east? so not offshore?)
* **Cairns - Palm Cove ** ~22 km [[https://youtu.be/Z4ZC_T6JsEk|video]] (Cairns is in Far North Queensland - FNQ)
* **Palm Cove - Oak Beach** 24 - 25 km [[https://youtu.be/FYgPBPvoQVU|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/palm-cove-run|Downwindfun]]
* **Yorkey's**
* **Yorkey's - Oak Beach **34 km [[https://youtu.be/B3kabufjw8o|video]]
* **Yorkey's Knob - Wangetti (Cairns) **26 km [[https://youtu.be/fzES8FUYz8Y|video]] (the 26 km distance is quoted from video - assume they paddled out to east a way to get cleaner downwind line?) [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/cairns-yorkeys-downwind|Downwindfun]]
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**Palm Cove - Oak Beach**
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==== Flatwater ====
* **Barron River ** [[https://youtu.be/nudXjSLrU9Q|video]]
* **Burnett River (Bundaberg) to Burnett Heads Marina **15 km [[https://youtu.be/FQ1RkjJaL7o|video]]
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==== Surf ====
[[:surf|About Surfski Surfing]]
* **Port Douglas ** [[https://youtu.be/I6RltQh2Yb8|video]]
* **1770 ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP68CHgm5U0|video]]
* **Double Island** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjb2lJDAExg|video]]
==== Clubs/Groups ====
* [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2628927340461960/|Cairns Ocean Ski Paddlers]] (facebook - private group, join)
* [[https://hekilioutrigger.com.au/|Hekili Outrigger Club]]
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===== Sunshine Coast =====
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==== Downwind ====
* **Mooloolaba**
* **Moffat Run, Moffat Beach - ****Mooloolaba** 15 km [[https://youtu.be/CYG0L7y63AU|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/moffats-to-mooloolaba-downwind|Downwindfun]], (alternate slightly shorter,** La Balsa Park - Dicky Beach**)
* or launch/takeout via** harbour and Mooloolah River**
* **Mooloolaba - Noosa** 38 km
* **Point Arkwright - Mooloolaba** 15 km
* **Maroochy River**
* **Point Arkwright - Cotton Beach** 12 km [[https://vimeo.com/448844838|foiling video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/sunny-coast-run|Downwindfun]]
* **Coolum**
* **Coolum - Noosa Heads** 20+km
* **Sunshine Beach - Coolum Beach **16 km [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNegoyVXpJo|video]]
* **Noosa**
* **Noosa - Peregian Beach ** ~14 km [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQu4XBnHJ2g|video]]
* **Lion's Park - Granite Bay laps ** [[https://youtu.be/AABpKV_Ztf8|video]]
* **Mudjimba Beach**
* **Sunshine Beach - Mudjimba** 24 km
* **Mudjimba to Peregian **16 km [[https://youtu.be/ZsdnDLUAAyw|video]]
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==== Surf ====
* **Granite Bay**
* **Mooloolaba Beach** [[https://youtu.be/nk0shmIct58|video]], [[https://youtu.be/x8IXmhHQ3KQ|video2]], [[https://youtu.be/is4CxbQ9GpM|video3]], [[https://youtu.be/nk0shmIct58|video4]]
* **Maroochy River Mouth **
* The dynamics at the river mouth change with the shifts in sand deposition. Also the waves at certain tide times can be slow moving or standing like a tide race. [[https://youtu.be/u4D61WnSFlo?t=202|video]]
* **Noosa/Noosa Heads ** [[https://youtu.be/RsI4X7rXRgs?t=26|video]]
* **Tea Tree Beach ** [[https://youtu.be/WKmzs8vm1sE?t=67|video]]
* **Longer Waves ** [[https://youtu.be/am9mH0sLGfg?t=230|video]] the surfer crowd gets pretty thick here, but possibly a surfski provides the opportunity to catch these waves farther from shore so there is less interference with surfers?
* **Point Cartwright**
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==== Flatwater ====
* **Maroochy River ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWkHslFXHVw|video]]
* **Currimundi Lake** [[https://youtu.be/jzWyULeizIM|video]]
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**Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club Workout**
**[[https://surfski.wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=locales:australia:sunshinecoast.jpg|{{:locales:australia:sunshinecoast.jpg?direct&500x284|sunshinecoast.jpg}}]]**
Photo: Matt Ramke-Meyer [[https://youtu.be/M_Sqlu5uGkU|video]]
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==== Clubs/Groups ====
* [[https://www.alexsurfclub.com.au/|Alexandra Surf Lifesaving Club]]
* [[https://www.kawanawaterscanoeclub.com.au/|Kawana Waters Canoe Club]] (Kawana Waters)
* [[https://www.mooloolabapaddlers.com.au/|Mooloolaba Paddlers Inc]] (Mooloolaba)
* [[https://www.noosaoutriggers.com.au/|Noosa Outrigger Canoe Club]] (Noosa)
* [[https://www.facebook.com/NoosaPaddlers|Noosa Paddlers (Facebook)]]
* [[https://clintrobinson.com.au/index.php/clint-robinson-sunshine-coast-paddling-group/|Paddling Group]] - Clint Robinson Coached
* [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/178681629248140/|Sunshine Coast Downwinders (Facebook)]]
* [[http://sunshinecoastpaddlesportsclub.com.au/|Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club]] (Maroochydore)
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==== Resources ====
* [[https://www.paddleshop.com.au/|Paddleshop]] (Warana, Brisbane)
* [[https://kayaknoosa.com/|Noosa Paddlesports]]
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===== Brisbane =====
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==== Downwinds/Paddles ====
* **Moreton Bay ** [[https://vimeo.com/257217979|downwind video]]
* [[https://www.seabreeze.com.au/News/Stand+Up+Paddle/Secret-Downwinder-Dream-Run-Exposed-in-QLD_10375162.aspx|Downwind Article]]
* **Cleveland - Dunwich **12 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/cleveland-to-dunwich-downwind|Downwind.fun]]
* **Cleveland - Scarborough Beach****(Long Bay Run)** 42 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/long-bay-run|Downwind.fun]]
* **Nudgee Beach**
* **Nudgee Beach - Pelican Park** 10 km [[https://youtu.be/HcQDkZ7ZF_o|video]]
* **Nudgee Beach - Suttons Beach** 12.5 km [[https://youtu.be/whlaYFeOTRE|video]]
* **Pumicestone Channel South Mouth "**Povos" -Poor man's Hood River?
* Ebb tide with SE wind builds waves [[https://youtu.be/5jVgMauQQg0|foiling video]]
* **Shorncliffe**
* **Shorncliffe - Redcliffe (SLSA/Suttons Beach) **10km - 12km (depends on how far you paddle out before turning downwind)
* **Reverse (Redcliffe (****Suttons Beach) - Shorncliffe****) ** [[https://youtu.be/Jk-10OmrLUg|video]]
* **Scarborough Beach - Shorncliffe **24 km
* **Victoria Point - Wynnum Creek** 22 km [[https://vimeo.com/260024932|video]]
* **Wellington Point to Manly **short 5 km for SE wind
==== Flatwater ====
* **Brisbane River ** [[https://youtu.be/nxJeSxbLjDs|video]]
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==== Clubs/Groups ====
Brisbane North
* [[https://www.brisbanepaddlingclub.org/|Brisbane Paddling Club]] (Breakfast Creek)
* [[https://www.brotherscanoeclub.com.au/|Brothers Canoe Club]] (Indooroopilly)
* [[https://indooroopilly.paddle.org.au/|Indooroopilly Canoe Club]] (Indooroopilly)
* [[https://newportwaters.paddle.org.au/|Newport Waters Canoe Club]] (Redcliffe)
* [[https://qldseakayak.paddle.org.au/|Queensland Sea Kayak Club Inc]] (SE Qld)
* [[https://sandgate.paddle.org.au/|Sandgate Paddling Club]] (Shorncliffe)
Brisbane South
* [[http://brisbanecanoeing.org.au/|Brisbane Canoeing Inc]] (Graceville, Brisbane)
* [[https://greaterlogan.paddle.org.au/about-us/|Greater Logan Paddlers Club]] (Waterford)
* [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2301102243340294|Bulimba Social Paddle Club]] (Bulimba)
* Pandanus Canoe Club (Wynnum)
* [[https://wynnumredlands.paddle.org.au/|Wynnum Redlands Canoe Club]] (Wynnum)
* [[https://westend.paddle.org.au/|West End Canoe Club]] (West End)
Brisbane West
* [[https://brokenpaddle.paddle.org.au/|Broken Paddle Canoe Club]] (Boonah, Ipswich)
* [[https://karana.paddle.org.au/|Karana District Kayak & Canoe Club ]](Karana Downs)
* [[https://sccc.paddle.org.au/|Springfield Centenary Canoe Club]] (Springfield)
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==== Resources ====
* [[https://www.stevesskis.com.au/|Steve's Skis]]
* **Polynesian Va'a-alo Outrigger Canoe Club Inc **- Shorncliffe, Brisbane
* [[https://www.facebook.com/PVOCCShorncliffe/|Facebook]]
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===== Gold Coast Area =====
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==== Downwind ====
* **Currumbin**
* **Brunswick Heads - Currumbin Alley** 50 km
* **Currumbin Creek - BroadBeach** 13 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/currumbin-to-broadbeach-downwind|Downwindfun]]
* **Kingscliff - Currumbin **20 - 22 km
* **Snapper Rocks (Froggies Beach, Apex Park, Rainbow Bay Beach)**
* **Snapper Rocks - Currumbin Beach** 7.5 km [[https://youtu.be/1LzlZOcA33I|start]], [[https://youtu.be/cRJ7HBL38MQ|finish]]
* **Snapper Rocks - Palm Beach (or Currumbin Alley)** 8 - 10 km
* **Snapper Rocks - Burleigh Beach** 15 km
* **Brunswick Heads - Kingscliff **33 km
* **Tugun - Miami** 11 km [[https://youtu.be/comzbcFakug|video]][[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/tugun-miami-downwind|Downwindfun]]
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==== Surf ====
* **Currumbin**
* **Currumbin Beach**
* **Palm Beach** [[https://vimeo.com/248270499|video]], [[https://youtu.be/0-Y5SsIx5Eg|video2]], [[https://youtu.be/4M0DOEUCuxg|video3]]
* **Snapper Rocks/Superbank **one of the most crowded surfing areas in the world. Is it possible to catch the swell farther out or away from the surfers?
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==== Flatwater ====
[[https://www.micksmarinemaintenance.com.au/the-gold-coasts-best-lakes-canals-and-waterways/|Gold Coast Best Canals, Lakes, and Waterways]]
* **Coomera Lake ** [[https://youtu.be/i8530K8S3bo|video]]
* **Gold Coast & Suburbs - Canals & Lakes ** (K1ers like Ken Wallace have trained here)
* **Currumbin Creek**
* **Mermaid Waters**
* **Palm Beach**
* **Varsity Lakes**
* etc., etc.
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==== Conditions ====
* [[https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/currumbin-alley/5842041f4e65fad6a7708c2e?camId=5e2b529e9dbb1244bffcd95c|Currumbin Area Surf Webcams]]
* [[https://www.facebook.com/people/Currumbin-Ocean-Down-Winders/100057526177867/|Currumbin Ocean Down Winders]] facebook group that watches local weather and training
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==== Clubs/Groups ====
* [[https://www.facebook.com/CoomeraPaddlers/|Coomera Paddlers Facebook]]
* [[https://www.facebook.com/Gold-Coast-Ocean-Paddlers-765161370326431/|Gold Coast Ocean Paddlers Facebook]]
* [[https://www.facebook.com/Currumbin-Ocean-Down-Winders-1483006385363206/|Currumbin Ocean Down Winders Facebook]]
* [[https://currumbincreek.paddle.org.au/|Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club]] (Currumbin)
* [[https://goldcoastoutriggers.com/|Gold Coast Outrigger Canoe Club]] (Southport & Coomera)
* [[https://www.facebook.com/GCPaddlesports/|Gold Coast Paddlesports Facebook]]
* [[https://varsitylakespaddlers.paddle.org.au/|Varsity Lakes Paddlers Club]] (Varsity Lakes)
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==== Resources ====
* [[https://paddlerhq.com.au/|PaddlerHQ]]
* [[https://paddle2fitness.com.au/|Paddle2Fitness]] Training, Coaching, Surfski Rentals
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===== Videos =====
* [[:australia_downwind_videos#queensland|Queensland Videos]]
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===== Clubs/Groups =====
* [[https://qld.paddle.org.au/about-us/clubs/|Queensland Paddle Clubs (Paddle QLD)]] Good Paddlers Information Website
* [[:queensland#clubsgroups1|Brisbane Area]]
* [[:queensland#clubsgroups2|Gold Coast]]
* [[:queensland#clubsgroups|Sunshine Coast]]
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===== Races =====
* [[:races:races_australia|]]
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===== Conditions =====
* [[https://www.msq.qld.gov.au/|Maritime Safety]]
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===== Dealers/Equipment =====
[[:australia#newused_gear|Find Dealers Across Australia]]
* [[https://www.kayaksandsups.com.au/|C-Kayak]]
* [[https://paddlerhq.com.au/index.php/product-category/skis-kayaks/nordic-kayaks/|PaddlerHQ]] NK surfskis, Nalu OCs
* [[https://raceone.com.au/|Race One]] Fenn, Nelo surfskis
* [[https://watermanstore.com.au/|Watermans Store]] SUPs, are they still a Nelo Distributor?
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===== Resources =====
* [[https://globalpaddler.com.au/trails/qld/|Global Paddler Guide to Queensland]]
* [[https://www.waterwaysguide.org.au/map|Waterways Guide to Australia]]
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