Heading to Elliot Heads for Easter and thinking about what windsurfing kit to take.

In what condition is the inlet for windsurfing?

In 2012, it was pretty well unusable. You had to sail out the front.

Could anyone post some photographs of its current state.

Was there in January when the cyclone hit. Unless its high or 3/4 high. No point sailing in the river. You can walk across to the island on a half tide.

Just picked up on this , is Elliot heads silting up? Low tide was alway sailable but shorter distance in the river part? Can you sail over to the other side (the woodgate) side anymore? Is the floods washing river sand silt etc out and blocking up the system ? So sad to here if its the case, EH has to be possibly the best sailing spot in QLD as it had both flat water on the inside and BJ semi wave out the front.
Ever wondered why kiting is so popular? Shallow water would probably one if the single biggest reasons , sounds like another SE QLD river mouth silted up and shallow, ...what's the locals take on it, will it clear out over winter ?

umm has anyone been there after the floods last month. That may have cleaned the inlet out????

it's cleared the sand right out, the high tension lines have now been installed, so you just need to sail around the towers.

sausage said...
umm has anyone been there after the floods last month. That may have cleaned the inlet out????

Sausage - I was sailing Elliott Heads the day before Burrum windfest. It is bad but not as bad as I'm making out. Just don't run a big slalom fin. B.A. Baracas

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