best surfing season at Gold Coast

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alohameow
alohameow
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7 Sep 2015 1:46am
I'm newbie here.

I'm planning to fly to Aust and stay for a month in November. Anyone can tell me how are the waves like around gold coast area? I also want to know when is the best time to surf in Bondi Beach?
marty72
marty72
QLD
298 posts
QLD, 298 posts
7 Sep 2015 7:19am
I recon November is the worst month for surfing here. Lear to kite surf as its probably one of the best months for NE sea breezes.
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
NSW, 14256 posts
7 Sep 2015 9:42am
There is no good time to surf Bondi. Probably the worst wave on the east coast - unless you like a good perve
alohameow
alohameow
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5 posts
7 Sep 2015 9:57am
I was at Bondi this past January. The waves was so so. I thought I arrived there at a wrong timing. Guess I should never surf there again.
alohameow
alohameow
5 posts
5 posts
7 Sep 2015 10:01am
marty72 said..
I recon November is the worst month for surfing here. Lear to kite surf as its probably one of the best months for NE sea breezes.


Kite surfing sounds good, but I can try it in my country. The reason why I decided to surf in Gold Coast is because in my country there aren't any good beaches to surf. The waves are either too choppy, close very fast, or even NO WAVES at all during summer time.

SAD.
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
NSW, 14256 posts
7 Sep 2015 1:16pm
alohameow said..
I was at Bondi this past January. The waves was so so. I thought I arrived there at a wrong timing. Guess I should never surf there again.


Where are you based normally? Nov is generally a pretty crap time for high quality waves on the east coast of Australia. There is generally lots of waves to be had but its in-between seasons as such so the quality is not there. If you are more at the beginning of your surfing career then you will probably be fine. Bondi is a pretty average beach break on the best of days but there are lots of good waves not too far away.
Ricardo1709
Ricardo1709
NSW
1302 posts
NSW, 1302 posts
7 Sep 2015 6:21pm
just head straight to the Gold Coast and stay around Snapper/Coolangatta area you'll get heaps of waves and be amongst some of the friendliest surfers around who will give you tips and show you all the local breaks,It gets a little crowded but they all enjoy new faces in the line up to spread the stoke-Enjoy
marty72
marty72
QLD
298 posts
QLD, 298 posts
8 Sep 2015 6:05am
Ted the Kiwi said..

alohameow said..
I was at Bondi this past January. The waves was so so. I thought I arrived there at a wrong timing. Guess I should never surf there again.



Where are you based normally? Nov is generally a pretty crap time for high quality waves on the east coast of Australia. There is generally lots of waves to be had but its in-between seasons as such so the quality is not there. If you are more at the beginning of your surfing career then you will probably be fine. Bondi is a pretty average beach break on the best of days but there are lots of good waves not too far away.



alohameow said..

marty72 said..
I recon November is the worst month for surfing here. Lear to kite surf as its probably one of the best months for NE sea breezes.



Kite surfing sounds good, but I can try it in my country. The reason why I decided to surf in Gold Coast is because in my country there aren't any good beaches to surf. The waves are either too choppy, close very fast, or even NO WAVES at all during summer time.

SAD.



You will get some waves but its not the best time, if you go 1 hour south it tends to be better.
alohameow
alohameow
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5 posts
10 Sep 2015 12:48am
Ted the Kiwi said..

alohameow said..
I was at Bondi this past January. The waves was so so. I thought I arrived there at a wrong timing. Guess I should never surf there again.



Where are you based normally? Nov is generally a pretty crap time for high quality waves on the east coast of Australia. There is generally lots of waves to be had but its in-between seasons as such so the quality is not there. If you are more at the beginning of your surfing career then you will probably be fine. Bondi is a pretty average beach break on the best of days but there are lots of good waves not too far away.


I live in Hong Kong where waves are generally crappy and flat, especially in summer time. I surf for around 2 years mostly at HK and sometimes Bali and Taiwan. Bondi waves are fine for me they're not so big (I surfed there only 4 times, so far i just encountered small waves which is around 5 to 10 feet). Anyway, I think I need to change my plan for my Nov vocation.
alohameow
alohameow
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5 posts
10 Sep 2015 12:48am
marty72 said..

Ted the Kiwi said..


alohameow said..
I was at Bondi this past January. The waves was so so. I thought I arrived there at a wrong timing. Guess I should never surf there again.




Where are you based normally? Nov is generally a pretty crap time for high quality waves on the east coast of Australia. There is generally lots of waves to be had but its in-between seasons as such so the quality is not there. If you are more at the beginning of your surfing career then you will probably be fine. Bondi is a pretty average beach break on the best of days but there are lots of good waves not too far away.





alohameow said..


marty72 said..
I recon November is the worst month for surfing here. Lear to kite surf as its probably one of the best months for NE sea breezes.




Kite surfing sounds good, but I can try it in my country. The reason why I decided to surf in Gold Coast is because in my country there aren't any good beaches to surf. The waves are either too choppy, close very fast, or even NO WAVES at all during summer time.

SAD.




You will get some waves but its not the best time, if you go 1 hour south it tends to be better.


Got you. Thanks mate.
TimKay
TimKay
752 posts
752 posts
10 Sep 2015 6:43pm
You shoud try Trigg point in Perth
Goes off in November
Andy T
Andy T
WA
325 posts
WA, 325 posts
10 Sep 2015 8:52pm
Some of you guys just deserve the bad karma that surrounds you...
TimKay
TimKay
752 posts
752 posts
12 Sep 2015 6:24am
What's wrong with Trigg Point
dan berry
dan berry
WA
2562 posts
WA, 2562 posts
13 Sep 2015 5:12pm
Don't worry about Bondi. Too many shark attacks and it's been shut for the season. They're trying to keep it quiet so as not to affect tourism.
Chindog
Chindog
28 posts
28 posts
16 Sep 2015 9:15am
Hey man, if 5 - 10 ft is small for you, why not check out Shippies in Tassie or Ours (not too far from Bondi) on a bigger swell, I reckon you'll do alright!
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