Stormrider Surf Guide World Championship Tour Event Locations 2019 9 This ebook contains 11 surf zones 10 8 12 selected from 300+ included in 11 The World Stormrider Surf Guide 3 7 5 GET yOuR copy here 4 1 6 2 Contents (click on destination) Gold Coast Great Ocean Bali Margaret Rio de St Francis Tahiti Surf Ranch Landes Peniche Maui Oahu Road River Janeiro Bay home Gold Coast Queensland, Australia eBooks Quiksilver Gold Coast Pro Queensland’s Gold Coast is one of the Men’s & Women’s: 3rd – 13th April most intense surf zones in the world, Venues: Snapper Rocks; Kirra combining 40km of legendary spots with a huge, hungry surf population. It’s the most visited stretch of coastline in Australia, but don’t be misled by the Summary name ‘Surfer’s Paradise’, as the heart of + World-class right points this zone is dominated by skyscrapers, These Stormrider Surf GuIdE EBooks cover This + subtropical climate not palm trees and the hordes of region – CLICK TO BUY + Flat day entertainment tourists rule out anything approaching + Inexpensive deserted. however, year-round warm temperatures, a raging nightlife and – Super crowded surf arena endlessly long, right pointbreaks – Constant drop-ins tempt southerners and foreigners alike – Few lefts to try their luck in Australia’s most 1– Generally small waves competitive line-ups. home Gold Coast Characteristics SIZE SWELL BOTTOM TyPE TIdE WIND w5 B h d o 6 NE-S SAND RIGhT ALL W POInT description Snapper Rocks has had a personality make-over ever since the Tweed Sand Bypassing Project started pumping sand northwards and is no longer second fiddle to Kirra when it comes to dredgy barrels. It starts from behind the rock, where just a few locals have dialled the launch into a square, thick-lipped pit before the backwash hits and twists the barrel just as it emerges out into the sandy expanses of what has been dubbed the Superbank. A frothing pack of rippers and longboarders then pounce on anything that moves, slashing and mainly burning any surfer perceived to be weak or undeserving. It then opens up to two parts wall one part barrel as it progresses 200m down towards the next rocks at Little Marley, before traversing Rainbow Bay for a further 400m of cruise and crack. E-SE provides the ideal swell direction, since too much S will by-pass the point, losing lots of size and shouldering off into deeper water, while nE will angle in and close-out whole sections of the sandbar and even blow holes in it. handles S winds well n O and breaks through the tide, but the sweeping current is always there to drain your paddling power. Snapper Rocks nn macki magicseaweed forecast al home Gold Coast Characteristics SIZE SWELL BOTTOM TyPE TIdE WIND w5 B h d o 6 NE-S SAND RIGhT ALL W POInT description Kirra is Australia’s and probably the world’s best righthand point that breaks over sand. Air drops into various tube sections, which seem to suck-out below sea level, adding sand to the already ridiculously powerful and thick lips. Super long, slabby sections need breakneck speed to negotiate while praying the inevitable drop-in wont happen on the deepest tube of your life. It all depends on the constantly changing sand and breaks at about a third to a half the size of the prevailing swell. Big, solid SE groundswell is the preferred element, while E and even nE cyclone swells can also produce epic barrels if the sand is right. The sweep down the point is legendary, so many run back up the point d after every ride. iel h S Kirra rew nd magicseaweed forecast A home Gold Coast Other Breaks Even though duranbah is technically in New South mainly because when the points are sleeping, D-Bah will a barrel, it lazily peels for hundreds of metres, just asking leg-aching ride to the shorey shut-downs, it’s a jog back up Wales, it has become one of the main surfing focal points have thumping little A-frame wedges, somewhere along its to be ripped to pieces. It is such an accommodating wave the point and over the slippery boulders before dashing for of the “Goldie”. The rivermouth jetties have helped form length. Refraction off the breakwall helps to focus power on that all types of surfcraft tackle it making the crowds of the outside against the rip that drags you back down the powerful wedging peaks that provide ample tube time at the peak and it will pick up any swell from NE around to S. longboards, SUP and even kiteboarders a bit daunting. Best point. When the rest of the coast is closed-out, Burleigh will one of the world’s finest beachbreaks. Crowds can be insane, Huge local crew dominate the line-up, so you might want to with a SE swell up to double-overhead, SW wind and lower, still be holding and barrel-hungry chargers will paddle out check some of the other beaches south of the river for less outgoing tides to hold up the walls across the rivermouth. from the Tallebudgera rivermouth to the south, where there South stressful sessions. Snapper Rocks (see Venue) has had a The beaches south and north of the Alley through to Palm are more waves. Cyclone swells can blow holes in the set-up Stradbroke Island Nerang personality make-over ever since the Tweed Sand Bypassing Beach hold plenty of less-crowded peaks. Burleigh heads and it’s rare for all four sections (Sharkies, The Cove, The Head w3h5The Spit Project started pumping sand northwards. The tree-lined can be so awesome when the swell has S in it and the wind Point and Rockbreak) to link-up. It’s not as long as Kirra and Parkwood Greenmount Point provides a curve of boulders for the is SW offshore, shaping up thick, dredging barrels breaking not quite as crowded, but unfortunately it’s more localised. Labrador sand to stick to, resulting in some long easy rights and a bit over sand in front of a basalt boulder shoreline. After a long, The Miami stretch used to be a bit of a quiet spot away Main Beach of protection from the dreaded SE winds. Since the advent Southport of the Superbank, Greenmount and the adjacent Coolangatta Beach have been swallowed by sand and tacked onto the d Molendinar Snapper, Rainbow endless line-up. It still shows some of its iel Ashmore w3htNarrowneck longboarding heritage and can be less sucky than further up h S Nerang Surfers q3h5Surfers Paradise the line, but then again it can churn off relentlessly towards Paradise Big Groyne Kirra (see Venue) if it’s in the right mood. rew Gold Coast Handles more NE in the swell, which breaks up the sections q3h5Broadbeach and any S wind. The Alley at Currumbin has very long nd A Broadbeach rights, well sheltered from the strongest SE winds. Rarely Merrimac Mermaid Waters w3h5 Miami Miami e5\dBurleigh Heads Burleigh Heads e5hfCurrumbin Alley QUEENSLAND Palm Beach Currumbin w5hdKirra 100 Tugun w3hd 20 Greenmount 0 3 0 w4hd 0 Snapper Rocks Bilinga q4hsDuranbah (D-Bah) Gold Kirra Coolangatta Bally Mont NSW Coast 488 m Airport Tweed Currumbin Alley Heads home Gold Coast Travel Info Swell and Wind – December- dry season (May-October) when Hazards and Hassles – The most March is tropical cyclone season in nights can get a little bit chilly, so likely problems are drop-ins and the Coral Sea, but most NE swells you may need a 2mm steamer in the collisions at zooed-out spots. You are usually small with short period. early morning. Rest of the year it’s stand more chances being attacked During this time E swells are far boardshorts, or a shorty for the early by an aggro local, than a shark! NE more common and SE to even S swells mornings. winds bring in the nasty bluebottle still arrive with greater height and jellyfish. The skin cancer rate is very period. Statistically speaking, March Lodging and Food – Coolangatta high. Use more than just sunscreen. to July will have the biggest average Sands Backpackers (fr $23). Komune size, more groundswell and mainly is a high-rise hostel (fr $24). Rainbow Handy Hints – There are dozens SE winds. The best SW winds often Bay Resort from ($95/n/triple). Varied of surf shops stocking all the gear blow from May to August. September- international menus from $15. at bargain prices. The Aussie beer December sees lots of N winds mess up culture leads to some serious nights the NE-facing coastline. As a general Nature and Culture – out, but it’s still crowded for the dawn rule the pointbreaks crank from low- Entertainment includes WhiteWater patrol. Cheap food and drink at RSL d mid. Tidal range can reach 2m. World, Sea World, Movie World, Clubs. Queensland has a reputation Dreamworld, Wet ‘n’ Wild, Cableski, as the ‘Police State’, with harsh drink iel h Weather – November to April is the Currumbin Sanctuary and Fleays driving penalties and draconian S ‘wet’ season with some rainy days and Wildlife Pk. Also more than happy cannabis laws. Avoid where possible! warm temperatures. Cyclones usually to separate you from your money is rew only affect northern Queensland. Jupiters Casino. There is some mega Burleigh heads nd It stays pleasant throughout the nightlife action on Orchid Avenue. A from the crowds, but these days nowhere is empty along the real lucky dip as to whether you have a good session or not.