The Pursuit of Adventure » australia http://www.thepursuitofadventure.com The Pursuit of Adventure Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:00:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Australia’s Best Surfing Beaches http://www.thepursuitofadventure.com/australias-surfing-beaches/ http://www.thepursuitofadventure.com/australias-surfing-beaches/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:36:29 +0000 admin http://www.thepursuitofadventure.com/?p=425 surfers 150x150 Australias Best Surfing Beaches

Australia’s beaches have quite a reputation for being the best in the world, and for good reason – They are! The ASP Pro Tour takes place every year and takes in many of Australia’s East coast beaches in the tour, so we know there is awesome surfing for the pros.
There are breaks everywhere suitable for all surfers from beginners to professionals, and longboards to short. If you want to learn to surf, there are plenty of surf camps and surfaris that offer tours for beginners.

The climate in Australia ranges from cold in the South to year-round summer in the North. If you are surfing South of the QLD border, bring a wetsuit. In Australia the sun seems to do more damage than most countries. Make sure you always wear sunscreen, a long sleeve rash vest and sunglases & hat when you aren’t in the water.

Australia is literally surrounded by awesome beaches so any list will surely be contentious. But, for surfers there are certain spots that are must sees in country. Here are Australia’s best beaches.

byron bayByron Bay, New South Wales

Byron Bay is literally Australia’s surfing mecca. Its a great place to learn with gentle sloping waves on a variety of breaks. It’s a great fun town with loads of adventure activities beyond surfing. It’s the first place in Australia to see the dawn of each new day and dolphins often frolick in the waves with surfers. In winter whales can be seen passing by on their annual migratory route.

bells 300x200 Australias Best Surfing BeachesBells Beach, Victoria

Famous for the final scenes in Point Break, even though it wasn’t filmed there, and was also visited in  surf classic The Endless Summer.Waves at Bells Beach range from  2′ up to 15′. Bell’s Beach is home of the Rip Curl Pro Surf & Music Festival, formerly known as the Bell’s Beach Surf Classic.

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Kirra Beach, QLD.

Kirra Beach is literally legendary, with one of the ‘fastest barrels’ surfable . Located south of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in QLD, Kirra Beach is only for experiences surfers.
Due to its location and legend, Kirra Beach is often packed with surfers.

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Cronulla , NSW

The Cronulla Coast has been home to the infamous Race Riots of 2005, but more recently was named Australia’s fifth National Surfing Reserve. The Duke Kahanamoko introduced the longboard to Australia in 1914 and grommets have been surfing Cronulla ever since.

Cronulla encompasses 7 beaches known as Sandshoes, Shark Island, Cronulla Point, North Cronulla, Greenhills, Merries Reef and Voodoo.

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