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Gold Coast

Australia, QLD

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Characteristics
  The Gold Coast consists of a bunch of righthand pointbreaks. South-to-North, these are: Snapper/Rainbow, Greenmount (Coolangatta beach), Currumbin (The Alley) and Burleigh. There's also miles of beachbreak, which can be just as enjoyable when the banks are shaped up, the swell's running and the points are busy. Plus the new artificial reef at Narrowneck. Best time of year Jan-July.

Because of the curve of the coast, Burleigh's the most consistent of the points, as Kirra etc.,needs more wrap-around. So far in 2000, Burleigh has had quality surf, on average, about 3 days a week. About 75% of G.C.swell come up from Lows to the S-SE in the Tasman (between NSW & NZ);20% off Cyclonic activity to the E-NE in th Coral Sea;about 5% from this same direction but off long-fetch N-E'ly winds from big Highs (mostly slow sloppy surf - handy if there's no 'proper' swell about tho)

Climate: sub-tropical- usually 20-30C in summer, 8-22C winter temp ranges, with water down
to about 15C mid/late winter; well into the high 20s in summer.
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  Surf Spot Photo GPS Quality Direction Type Frequency Level
1 25th Av. palm Beach right and left beach-break all surfers
2 Akkorokamui right reef-coral pros or kamikaze only...
3 Broadbeach 16  right and left beach-break all surfers
4 Burleigh heads 65  right point-break pros or kamikaze only...
5 Burleigh Heads - 5th Ave right and left beach-break all surfers
6 Coolangatta right sand-bar all surfers
7 Currumbin Alley 25  right point-break all surfers
8 Dreamtime right and left beach-break all surfers
9 Duranbah 43  right and left beach-break all surfers
10 Elephant Rock right and left point-break all surfers
11 Elephant Rock Pinpoint   right and left beach-break all surfers
12 end wedge   right and left breakwater/jetty all surfers
13 Forks   right and left beach-break all surfers
14 Froggys 65  right beach-break experienced surfers
15 Greenmount right point-break all surfers
16 Insides   right and left beach-break all surfers
17 Jumpinpin Bar   right and left beach-break all surfers
18 Kirra 34  right point-break experienced surfers
19 Laceys   right and left sand-bar all surfers
20 Lovers Right right beach-break all surfers
21 Main beach right and left sand-bar all surfers
22 Mermaid Beach right and left beach-break all surfers
23 Miami State High School right and left beach-break all surfers
24 Narrow Neck 17  right and left reef-artificial all surfers
25 Neill's Bank right and left beach-break all surfers
26 Nobby's Beach right and left beach-break pros or kamikaze only...
27 North Burleigh right and left beach-break all surfers
28 North Burleigh ledge right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
29 Northcliff 10  right and left beach-break all surfers
30 Nothings   right and left beach-break all surfers
31 Outsides   left reef-rocky experienced surfers
32 Palm Beach 21st rock jetty right and left breakwater/jetty all surfers
33 Palmy 28  right and left beach-break all surfers
34 Peerless   right and left beach-break all surfers
35 Point-Danger   right and left beach-break experienced surfers
36 Rainbow bay right sand-bar all surfers
37 Sea world   right and left beach-break all surfers
38 Seminyak Wedge   right and left reef-rocky pros or kamikaze only...
39 Sharkies   right and left beach-break experienced surfers
40 Snapper Rocks 51  right point-break experienced surfers
41 South Stradie 30  right and left sand-bar all surfers
42 Southport Seaway   right and left sand-bar all surfers
43 Supabank - northcliff surf club 12  right and left beach-break all surfers
44 Superbank Lefts left sand-bar experienced surfers
45 Superbanks 12  right sand-bar all surfers
46 Surfers Paradise right and left beach-break all surfers
47 Surfers Paradise 2   right and left sand-bar all surfers
48 Tallebudgera Creekmouth   right and left breakwater/jetty all surfers
49 Tally right and left rivermouth all surfers
50 The "P" right and left beach-break all surfers
51 The L   right and left sand-bar all surfers
52 The Reef   right and left reef-coral experienced surfers
53 The Spit 11  right and left beach-break all surfers
54 The Wall right and left breakwater/jetty all surfers
55 Tower 35   right and left sand-bar all surfers
56 Tugun right and left beach-break all surfers
57 Tweed Bar   right rivermouth experienced surfers


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Surfing Season
Jan/Feb Mar/Apr May/Jun Jul/Aug Sep/Oct Nov/Dec
Best Surfing Season
Regular Swell

Regular Swell

Occasional Swell

Occasional Swell

Flat

Occasional Swell
Typical Swell Size
1m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft

1m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft

1m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft

1m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft

< 1m / 3ft

< 1m / 3ft
Surf Equipment Boardshorts Shorty Shorty Springsuit Boardshorts Shorty
Water temp. 25°C
77°F
23°C
73°F
21°C
70°F
19°C
66°F
20°C
68°F
23°C
73°F
Air temp. 27°C
81°F
23°C
73°F
20°C
68°F
17°C
63°F
20°C
68°F
24°C
75°F
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Mermaid Beach, Australia
By Macca78, 2009-09-19 10:00:00
Surfing with Irish and Petey
Still learning - still in the whitewash found high tide was better waves and lower tide easier to get to the greenies!
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Main beach, Australia
By Macca78, 2009-08-22 11:30:00


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Superbanks, Australia
By ozsurfer101, 2009-03-27 12:37:42

Super banks 6-8 feet, tomorrow bigger!
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Superbanks, Australia
By Hannah1502, 2009-02-11 13:27:43

Such a great afternoon session. Didn't want it to end. Super long rides on the new mal.
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Greenmount, Australia
By Hannah1502, 2009-02-07 13:25:17


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Trip: Gold Coast marapr09
By ozsurfer101, From 2009-03-15 to 2009-04-15
Big swells, more sand on Superbank makes for fatter waves, go down the coast, suffolk park good, also spooks
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Trip: The Endless Summer 63-73
By DrC123, From 1963-11-15 to 2007-06-07
The Swinging Sixties:  "It was the best of times it was the worst of times it was the 60's!" From the crack of a 6.5 millimeter Carcarmo on November 22nd 1963 to July 20th 1969 and the roar of  the mighty Saturn 5'
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comment by Anonymous, 2009-10-26 20:46:34


yea its that bad the best surf in the last 3 weeks was a two foot wind swell! and it turnued howling onshore by 1030

comment by Leo, 2008-11-18 16:26:36

july to february
it's written that the summertime from july to december is flat. is it really that bad? I gonna study there next year so it would be really important for me that I have a consistant swell...thanks guys

comment by Anonymous, 2007-09-18 10:53:34


Kirra = Prime!

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