hey all,

I'm a canadian from toronto, who will be visiting caloundra for 2 months in february and march. I'm an intermediate windsurfer who wants to improve his wavesailing. i would like to know where the local spots are in Caloundra and surrounding areas in Queensland for beginner and intermediate wavesailing. Also information about typical wind speeds, water temps, if shortys are required would be helpful too, and any other info needed about windsurfing in this area.
Stoked about coming to Australia!

cheers,
Phil

thanks sonic... the windwanderers site is very useful, showing a variety of locations and conditions!

cheers,
Phil

thanks for the note Justin... very useful info... and the location guide is great! i will make sure when i'm at the caloundra bar, i'm not out on an outgoing tide! the spots you mentioned were the ones I was looking at since i will be staying in Aroona a few minutes away. I am thinking to bring a quiver including a 90L JP waveboard with two sails 5.0 and 5.8. I am about 150lbs - will this be good for the strong south easterlies that time of year?

I look forward to windsurfing your local spots and meeting the locals there this summer! and I hope you don't mind Canadian Beer in the parking lot after a session!

i like mooloolaba myself also. long way to drive these days so i don't go visit to often.

sweet spot. i usually head out at the rotary park at the end of Parkyn Parade. Mooloolaba usually gets beter wind then golden beach in a NE'r. it's alsp a great beach to do the walk of shame at. lots of talent in that area.

the gear you're looking at bringing will be good for the majority of time and especially when the NorEasters are blowing. but for the SE winds it will be a little big from time to time.

also you'll need a smaller sail like a 4.2m for when the wind is over 25 knots. qustion will be how good will the SouEast winds be this coming season? the previous season was fantastic with 20-30 knots at least 3 times a week for 2 months. some days hitting 40. That was very unusual though.

Maybe bring along a really small wave fin to help settle the board down in the stronger winds. I reckon the best quiver for you're weight in qld at that time of year would be

4.2,5.0,5.7 plus a 90 litre board and a 70 litre board (for the strong winds). that would have you on the water at least 4-5 times a week. you are lucky being a lightweight! the rest of us go slalom sailing.

i reckon bring the kit your were originally bringing and just pick up a crappy small wave board for when the wind is up. should be able to get something fairly cheap.

small boards are cheap here most people buy 80-120lt so anything outside of that is a good price.