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Surfing in Australia

Australia is the beating heart of global surf culture. With over 36,000 kilometers of coastline, the country offers an almost incomprehensible variety of waves. The Gold Coast's machine-like point breaks at Snapper Rocks, Kirra, and Burleigh Heads are legendary. Sydney's Northern Beaches deliver consistent urban surf. Byron Bay embodies the soul of Australian surf culture. Margaret River in Western Australia produces some of the heaviest, most powerful waves in the world. The Great Ocean Road hides cold-water gems, and tropical North Queensland offers warm-water reef breaks near the Great Barrier Reef. Water temperatures range from 14C in Tasmania to 28C in Queensland. Australia's surf infrastructure, competitions, and the sheer depth of its surf community are unmatched anywhere on earth.


Best destinations in Australia

The birthplace of modern surf culture in the Southern Hemisphere, with more world-class waves than you could surf in a lifetime. From the Gold Coast to Margaret River, Byron Bay to the Great Ocean Road, Australia is the ultimate surf country. Wave Safari helps you navigate this massive coastline, find the best surf houses, and plan your Australian surf adventure.
Alexandra Headland
Anglesea
Avoca Beach
Blyth
Burleigh Heads
Byron Bay
Catherine Hill Bay
Chandler
Coolangatta
Coral Bay
Crescent Head
Cronulla
Curl Curl
Currumbin
Dee Why
Exmouth
Fairhaven
Gloucester
Gracetown
Hamilton
Hobart
Innes National Park
Lennox Head
Manly
Margaret River
Maroubra
Marrawah
Middleton
Mollymook
Narrabeen
Newcastle
Noosa Heads
North Stradbroke Island
Ocean Grove
Palm Beach
Penong
Perth
Phillip Island
Port Arthur
Prevelly
Rottnest Island
Sale
Seaford
St Peters
Swansea
Sydney
Torquay
Tweed Heads
Victor Harbor
West End
Yallingup
Yamba
Abbotsford
Adelaide
Agnes Water
Airlie Beach
Albany
Alexandra Headland
Alice Springs
Alloway
Anglesea
Anna Bay
Apollo Bay
Applecross
Arrawarra
Ashcroft
Ashfield
Atherton
Auburn
Avalon Beach
Avoca Beach
Ayr
Bamaga
Bargara
Barraba
Batchelor
Batehaven
Batemans Bay
Battery Point
Beaumaris
Belgian Gardens
Bendigo
Bentley
Berri
Berry
Berserker
Bilinga
Biloela
Bingil Bay
Birtinya
Blairgowrie
Blyth
Boat Harbour
Bolivar
Bolwarra
Bondi
Bondi Beach
Bondi Junction
Boorowa
Boreen Point
Bourke
Bowen
Bowen Hills
Brighton QLD
Brisbane City
Broadbeach
Broken Hill
Broome
Buddina
Bunbury
Bundaberg Central
Bundaberg East
Bundaberg North
Bundaberg South
Bundanoon
Bungalow
Burleigh Heads
Byfield
Byron Bay
Cabarita Beach
Cable Beach
Caboolture
Cairns City
Cairns North
Callala Beach
Caloundra
Camp Hill
Camperdown
Canberra
Cape Tribulation
Carlton
Carnarvon Gorge
Caroline Springs
Carrum Downs
Casino
Catherine Hill Bay
Chain of Lagoons
Chandler
Chippendale
Cluden
Cobar
Coffs Harbour
Coles Bay
Como
Coober Pedy
Coogee
Coolangatta
Coolum Beach
Coral Bay
Cottesloe
Cowes
Crafers
Crayfish Creek
Cremorne Point
Crescent Head
Crescent Head NSW
Cronulla
Crossdale
Crystal Creek
Cunnamulla
Curl Curl
Currie
Currimundi
Currumbin
Dalyellup
Darlinghurst
Darlington
Darwin City
Dawes Point
Daylesford
Dee Why
Deepwater
Derby
Devonport
Diddillibah
Dixvale
Djugun
Docklands
Donnybrook
Dubbo
Dunsborough
Durras North
Earlville
East Fremantle
East Melbourne
East Perth
East Side
Echuca
Eden
Eight Mile Plains
Elizabeth Bay
Emerald
Emerton
Essendon
Ettalong Beach
Eucla
Exmouth
Fairhaven
Fingal Bay
Fitzroy
Flinders Ranges
Forrest Beach
Forresters Beach
Forster
Fortitude Valley
Fremantle
Gawler East
Geeveston
Geraldton
Gerroa
Gin Gin
Gladstone Central
Glebe
Glen Innes
Glenelg North
Glenfern
Gloucester
Gowrie Park
Gracetown
Grantham
Great Keppel Island
Greenacre
Greenwich
Griffith
Gunyah
Hallam
Halls Gap
Hamilton
Hamilton East
Harlaxton
Haymarket
Hazeldean
Henley Beach
Hermit Park
Highgate
Highgate Hill
Hillston
Hobart
Hope Island
Hopetoun
Horseshoe Bay
Hotham Heights
Huonville
Ilparpa
Inala
Innes National Park
Innisfail
Invermay
Jindabyne
Kalaru
Kalbarri
Kalgoorlie
Kangaroo Point
Kangaroo Valley
Karratha
Katherine
Katherine South
Katoomba
Kiama
Kings Beach
Kingscliff
Kingscote
Kununurra
Lakes Entrance
Lancefield
Lancelin
Largs Bay
Larrakeyah
Lascelles
Launceston
Laverton
Lavington
Legana
Lennox Head
Leonora
Lorne
Lovedale
Lucaston
Lucinda
Mackay
Maffra
Magenta
Magnetic Island
Main Beach
Malvern
Maningrida
Manjimup
Manly
Margaret River
Marleston
Maroochydore
Maroubra
Marrakai
Marrawah
Marsfield
Mascot
Maylands
McLaren Vale
McMahons Point
Melbourne
Merewether
Mermaid Beach
Mermaid Waters
Middleton
Mighell
Mildura
Millicent
Mission Beach
Mitchelton
Modbury
Mollymook
Mooloolaba
Moora
Morning Bay
Morningside
Moss Vale
Mount Bundey
Mount Clarence
Mount Gambier
Mount Isa City
Mountain Creek
Mudgee
Mulgrave
Mundubbera
Murwillumbah
Narrabeen
Narrabeen
Narrawa
Naturaliste
Nerang
Neutral Bay
New Farm
New Norcia
Newcastle
Newhaven
Newtown
Noosa Heads
Noosaville
North Adelaide
North Fremantle
North Haven
North Melbourne
North Parramatta
North Stradbroke Island
North Sydney
North Ward
Northbridge
Ocean Grove
Old Bar
Omadale
Omeo
Onslow
Oxenford
Paddington
Palm Beach
Palm Grove
Parachilna
Parkes
Parkville
Parramatta Park
Pearl Beach
Penguin
Penneshaw
Pennyroyal
Penong
Peregian Beach
Perisher Valley
Perth
Petrie Terrace
Phillip Island
Point Cook
Point Lookout
Pokolbin
Port Adelaide
Port Arthur
Port Campbell
Port Douglas
Port Elliot
Port Fairy
Port Hughes
Port Lincoln
Port Macquarie
Portarlington
Potts Point
Prahran
Prevelly
Prospect
Putty
Pyrmont
Queenscliff
Rainbow Beach
Ranelagh
Red Cliffs
Red Hill
Redfern
Richmond
Robertson
Roebourne
Roma
Rose Park
Rosslyn
Rottnest Island
Royal Park
Rozelle
Rushcutters Bay
Ryde
Sale
Sandringham
Scarness
Seaford
Shenton Park
Shepparton
Shoalhaven Heads
Singleton
Smithton
Somersby
South Ballina
South Brisbane
South Melbourne
South Perth
South Yarra
Southbank
Southport
Spring Hill
St Clair
St Helens
St Kilda
St Marys
St Peters
Stanmore
Stanwell Tops
Strahan
Streaky Bay
Sunlands
Sunshine
Sunshine Beach
Surfers Paradise
Surry Hills
Swansea
Sydney
Tailem Bend
Tambo
Tannum Sands
Tanunda
The Entrance
The Gap
The Rocks
Thredbo
Thulimbah
Thursday Island
Tiwi
Tolga
Tomakin
Toogoolawah
Torquay
Toukley
Townsville City
Towradgi
Tullah
Tully
Tweed Heads
Twin Waters
Ultimo
Ulverstone
Umina Beach
Uralla
Urangan
Via Hawker
Victor Harbor
Virginia
Wamberal
Warners Bay
Waroona
Warwick
Watson
Watsons Bay
Wellington
West End
West Mackay
West Melbourne
West Perth
West Ryde
West Wodonga
Whitsundays
Whyalla Norrie
Wilcannia
Windsor
Wollongong
Wongaling Beach
Wonthaggi
Woodwark
Woolgoolga
Woolloomooloo
Woree
Wynnum
Wynyard
Yagoona
Yallingup
Yamba
Yarrawonga
Yeppoon
Young
Youngtown
Yulara
Yungaburra

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Australia's surf geography is vast and varied. The Gold Coast in Queensland is the country's surf heartland, home to Snapper Rocks and the Superbank — one of the longest and most ridden right-hand sand-point breaks on earth, and the annual host of the WSL season opener. Byron Bay on New South Wales' north coast offers a more relaxed, natural surf experience with quality beach and point breaks. Sydney's Northern Beaches deliver consistent surf close to a world-class city. Margaret River in Western Australia is considered Australia's most powerful and prestigious surf region, with world-class reef breaks hosting annual WSL Championship Tour events.
Australia's optimal surf season varies by coast. The east coast and Gold Coast peak from March through September when South Pacific groundswells are most consistent and reliable. Margaret River and the WA coast peak in the same window when South Indian Ocean swells are active. Year-round surf is available on most coasts, with summer (December–February) bringing smaller, choppier conditions on the east coast but still plenty of rideable surf. Water temperatures vary considerably — boardshorts and a rashguard suffice in Queensland year-round, while a 3/2mm or 4/3mm is needed in WA and NSW during winter.
Australia has genuine marine hazards that surfers should be aware of and prepared for. Shark activity is a real consideration along all Australian coastlines, with white sharks documented on the south coast and bull and tiger sharks in Queensland and Northern Australia. Many popular surf beaches operate shark nets and drone surveillance programmes. Rip currents are responsible for the majority of ocean rescues at Australian beaches — always read the beach flag system, surf between the flags where lifeguards operate, and understand how to identify and escape rips. Bluebottles (Portuguese Man o' War) are frequent visitors to east coast beaches and can cause painful stings.
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