Hi all
After idea where to take the family after Christmas. Feel like driving south and working our way home over two weeks. We have a caravan and like to camp right near the water.

Looking for good surf spots that also have locations for the kids. Aged 9, 7 and 5. The 9 and 7 love surfing and the 5 just learning.
After some good ideas from the boarder to coffs.

Appreciate your thoughts.
Cheers
Swanie

I wondered where you QLDers go for holidays.
How far south you going ?

Woody Head - Iluka, Redcliff/Lake Arragon, Sandon River, Wooli - couple of spots round behind shop on the road to Sandon(the town- not the river)
Minnie Waters maybe? Arrawarra caravan park and also Darlington which is great for families but might need booking. Sunset and Woolgoolga caravan park also - nth and sth of headland, Emerald beach but surfers here are pretty good and you should be too - or give them space(breaks all along beach)

Swanie

Lennox Head Caravan Park - has flat water in Lake Ainsworth, and great surf, or Evans Head, same again as Lennox, creek and beach.

www.big4.com.au/

Going down to Lennox myself for a week in the next fortnight.

If you would go just south of Coffs, Valla Park at Valla Beach is great too.

Nick

Roger says your welcome to stay at his place at Minnie for a week or so.Just drop in any time , welcome basket ,fresh flowers and sheets in the guests wing and Rog in the kitchen baking homemade pies and brewing fresh ground coffee.
All Queenslanders welcome and while we're there grab the Aussie Title again and again and again.

Lots of fun spots all the way down the coast. Sawtell has a camp site near the water with fun waves. You've also got the benefit of Coffs being 10 minutes up the road. Further down -Scotts Head and Hat head have caravan parks on the water with Scotts having a fun SUP wave. Further south again there are little points everywhere. Mark Warren's book on surfing the east coast can give you a good idea of breaks.

Minnie waters is a great spot , however, there's a guy that sometimes wears a red gaff helmet that can go a little crazy when he sees SUPs in the water.

The only issue with travelling at that time of year is that you won't be able to just rock up at caravan parks as they'll all be pretty much booked out - Roger's place is drop in anytime.

Tractorguy said...
Another little gem on its day - summer northerly pattern with a east swell, highish tide is south wall ballina. NOt sure of the luv down that way now, but who cares.

Attitudes like that is why SUPs are so hated. Lennox was SUP friendly but because of so many morons doing the wrong thing and abusing their rights its not SUP friendly anymore. Your are welcome if you do the right thing and stay away from other water users. Dont surf near the boat channel and stay away from the crazy surf mat riders.

mate I'm never there anymore

the place is always unlocked

just rock up and grab one of the boards from downstairs

can't say the locals will be so friendly but hay they are all frewakin blowins any way

no kooris live in minnie water so no one is a true local.....fullstop end of story

please just water my garden so i have something to eat when i get home

and don't touch my computer...........everything else is yours.....lol.......fleas are complimentary at the door

wind dummy said...

Tractorguy said...
Another little gem on its day - summer northerly pattern with a east swell, highish tide is south wall ballina. NOt sure of the luv down that way now, but who cares.

Attitudes like that is why SUPs are so hated.

HUH

Swanie you know I only pack the real deal heavy duty gear.....lol.....