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Hi All. Bit of advice would be appreciated. Doing a trip to Rainbow Beach near DI this weekend. Is Inskip Point any good in SE's or is it worth the drive around to Tin Can Bay? Don't have a 4WD to get to DI, but I suppose it's not worth it in SE's anyway?
Cheers, Steve.
QLD
2057 posts
Te eastern (ocean) Inskip works well on a SE when the tide is going out.
Very sharky though :)
Rainbow gets gusty and lots of boats moored in the bay.
Best to stick to the ocean side at Rainbow itself and get some excellent surf. Just watch the high tide as the beach can get very narrow.
DI only works on SW to NW (lagoon side) or Se on the south side of DI.
216 posts
Sure. Do a downwinder from Rainbow to Inskip.
Last time i was there there was a massive sweep current heading down the coast which killed a lot of the kite power. I don't know if that's typical.
Sometime you can get small clean waves as you round the corner towards Inskip.
If it's an outgoing tide you can use it to zoom between Inskip and Fraser Island, but be careful, it's a strong current.
QLD
408 posts
Hi All. Bit of advice would be appreciated. Doing a trip to Rainbow Beach near DI this weekend. Is Inskip Point any good in SE's = YES and you can get there by car.
or is it worth the drive around to Tin Can Bay? questionable, forecast is for 20s + so maybe not .
Don't have a 4WD to get to DI, but I suppose it's not worth it in SE's, Nah
