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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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The Groin
Australia, QLD, Sunshine Coast
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 26° 23.019' S |
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Go to the start of the headland at Noosa 'first point' and look down the beach and you will see a groyne. Either walk along the beach or go through the park on the other end of Hasting street. DistanceIn the city WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Noosa Groyne
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyRegular
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight
BottomSandy
PowerLedgey
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthShort (< 50m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionEast, NorthEast
Good wind directionSouthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementFalling tide
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdUltra crowded
Webcam urlhttp://www.coastalwatch.c...
Dangers
- Rocks
Additional Information
The groin is a sucky right hander on low tide...
it can get absolutely crazy when over 6 foot and on low tide.
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You have to take off to the left of the rocks if you want to get a good ride in.
Atmosphere
I love this spot...
It's in a bay and blocked from the strong winds..
I've got my first barrel here and landed my first el rollo here....
Beware the rockwall, when it's low tide you take off from the other side.....towards main beach and surf the wave across going right and you pass the rockwall 'beware I have gone head first 5 foot on here'...
General
If you see this spot 8 foot on low tide...
which happens very rarely...
you will come back waiting for it to be like that again.
Author: mcalley Contributors (1)
Comments
By local guy , 12-10-2006
rivermouth - yea the river mouth is 10 times better then the groin. when the groin breaks all the learner surfers come out and get in the way a bit but meh u have to start somewhere. and the rivermouth isn't a tricky wave. just heavy and as close to dry as you can get. i ve taken a few 5 footers on the head there and man thats the worst pounding i ve had. and 2 all those ppl worried about sharks. well best not to surf here theres thousands of em.peace out and charge it ,,,, don't dog it!!!!!! peace out
By Anonymous , 20-06-2006
- its good near high tide when its about head high, and bigger and it closes out...
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By Anonymous , 06-03-2007
dude - i was surfing here today and it was pretty critical on the sets. but there was only about 10 - 15 blokes out, at 4-6 ft, too bad it was closein out. sickest session of the year so far.