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Queensland (Australia) Surfski

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Coolum to Noosa

Main Australia Surfski Page

(North to South)

North of the Sunshine Coast

(Most of Queensland's shoreline is north of the Sunshine Coast - pay attention to Croc warnings on beaches)

Downwinds/Paddles

  • Burnett Heads
  • Elliot Heads
    • Bargara - Elliot Heads 14 km video
    • Elliot Heads - Bargara 14 km video
    • Elliot Heads - Mon Repos Beach 16 km videoDownwindfun
    • Elliot Heads - Burnett Heads 24 km 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 Downwindfun
    • Palm Cove (North Queensland)
      • Southerly wind (better with some east? so not offshore?)
        • Cairns - Palm Cove ~22 km video (Cairns is in Far North Queensland - FNQ)
        • Palm Cove - Oak Beach 24 - 25 km video, Downwindfun
    • Yorkey's
      • Yorkey's - Oak Beach 34 km video
      • Yorkey's Knob - Wangetti (Cairns) 26 km video (the 26 km distance is quoted from video - assume they paddled out to east a way to get cleaner downwind line?) Downwindfun
      • …

Palm Cove - Oak Beach

Flatwater

  • Barron River video
  • Burnett River (Bundaberg) to Burnett Heads Marina 15 km video
  • …

Surf

About Surfski Surfing

Clubs/Groups

Sunshine Coast

Downwind

  • Mooloolaba
    • Moffat Run, Moffat Beach - Mooloolaba 15 km video, 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
  • Coolum
    • Coolum - Noosa Heads 20+km
    • Sunshine Beach - Coolum Beach 16 km video
  • Noosa
    • Noosa - Peregian Beach ~14 km video
    • Lion's Park - Granite Bay laps video
  • Mudjimba Beach
    • Sunshine Beach - Mudjimba 24 km
    • Mudjimba to Peregian 16 km video
  • ….

Surf

  • Granite Bay
  • Mooloolaba Beach video, video2, video3, 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. video
  • Noosa/Noosa Heads video
    • Tea Tree Beach video
    • Longer Waves 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
  • …

Flatwater

Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club Workout

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Photo: Matt Ramke-Meyer video

Clubs/Groups

Resources

Brisbane

Downwinds/Paddles

  • Moreton Bay downwind video
    • Downwind Article
    • Cleveland - Dunwich 12 km Downwind.fun
    • Cleveland - Scarborough Beach(Long Bay Run) 42 km Downwind.fun
    • Nudgee Beach
      • Nudgee Beach - Pelican Park 10 km video
      • Nudgee Beach - Suttons Beach 12.5 km video
    • Pumicestone Channel South Mouth “Povos” -Poor man's Hood River?
    • Shorncliffe
      • Shorncliffe - Redcliffe (SLSA/Suttons Beach) 10km - 12km (depends on how far you paddle out before turning downwind)
        • Reverse (Redcliffe (Suttons Beach) - Shorncliffe) video
      • Scarborough Beach - Shorncliffe 24 km
    • Victoria Point - Wynnum Creek 22 km video
    • Wellington Point to Manly short 5 km for SE wind

Flatwater

  • Brisbane River video
  • …

Clubs/Groups

Brisbane North

Brisbane South

Brisbane West

Resources

Gold Coast Area

Downwind

  • Currumbin
    • Brunswick Heads - Currumbin Alley 50 km
    • Currumbin Creek - BroadBeach 13 km Downwindfun
    • Kingscliff - Currumbin 20 - 22 km
    • Snapper Rocks (Froggies Beach, Apex Park, Rainbow Bay Beach)
      • Snapper Rocks - Currumbin Beach 7.5 km start, 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 videoDownwindfun
    • …

Surf

  • Currumbin
  • 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

Gold Coast Best Canals, Lakes, and Waterways

  • Coomera Lake 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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