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suelou Dec 6th, 2003 04:38 AM

Best Place to Surf in Australia
 
Where would you say is the best place to learn to surf in Australia? Looking for a good tour or itineray for myself and some friends to learn and see some of the country.

simpsonc510 Dec 6th, 2003 07:16 AM

I'm not a surfer in any way, shape or form. But, having stayed on the beach at Surfer's Paradise (south of Brisbane) I would suggest you investigate that area. It has been a few years since I was there, but the waves seemed right, and there were surfers in the water. Have fun.
Carol

walkabout Dec 6th, 2003 10:28 AM

Try www.surfingaustralia.com. They have a lot of info you may find useful.

margo_oz Dec 6th, 2003 10:55 AM

When I was at the coast north of Sydney a few years ago, I saw a mobile surfing school, surfing lessons, camping and moving from beach to beach. Sounds ideal! I can't remember any details, but can try and find it if you are interested.

johhj_au Dec 6th, 2003 12:02 PM

During summer there is surf safari bus that leaves sydney on a monday morning and gets to Byron Bay on the friday evening.
A learn to surf safari....search for it..byron surf safaris i think.

PixieChick Dec 7th, 2003 11:50 PM

I would definitely suggest the outfit John_au is mentioning. You can also then hang out a bit in Byron at the end, and they have a great surfing school on the beach. Black Dog Surfing, I think. There's also decent diving up that way. You could then continue up to the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast to do some surfing.


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