Hey everyone,
Im going to Airlie beach for a holiday with my family in late may this year does anyone know of any good spots in Airlie beach or nearby (Mackay) that are working that time of year?
I'm a Bodyboarder btw, no hate please haha 
leave the esky lid at home mate. unless there is a very late cyclone you won't get any surf. that big bit of coral stops the swell hitting the coast
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leave the esky lid at home mate. unless there is a very late cyclone you won't get any surf. that big bit of coral stops the swell hitting the coast
Incorrect. Obviously you have not been up to QLD to see for yourself. Last couple of weeks, we're getting anything from 2 foot to 2 *metres* of waves off some coastal spots around the islands and some nicely protected bays just north of Townsville. Plenty of pics on facebook if you look.
Airlie Beach is no exception, but it really comes down to winds and direction. At the moment there is nothing. Window of opp is about 2 to 3 days and that's it - like inland lakes, etc. You really need to just be prepared and time it right and search. You will find the waves, even in places you'd least expect. But bring your biggest board. An esky lid would sink more likely.
when i lived in fnq i saw maybe 3 or 4 days a year with anything close to surfable waves on the coast. maybe we have different ideas of what surf is...
I lived in cairns for a year,there is one point on the way to port Douglas that breaks one or two weeks a year at chest height tops. Take a fishing rod some hiking shoes instead
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Hey everyone,Im going to Airlie beach for a <SPAN id=ut6th2t80y_6 class=ut6th2t80y name="ut6th2t80y_6">holiday</SPAN> with my family in late may this year does anyone know of any good spots in Airlie beach or nearby (Mackay) that are working that time of year?
I'm a Bodyboarder btw, no hate please haha
Nothing in Airlie, Mackay , harbour beach is for you, come May you just need a 1030 +++ high to squeeze the isobars/wind up the coast to generate the happy pills your after. As lofty says theres oportunitys up here, just need to be open minded.
And a booger in NQ, never seen one before, only advise would be to not look under the surface, animals everywhere.
My mother in law is in Airlie
I'll give you money to throw my mother in law in and surf her wake as she is a massive dead wieght in my life.
Haha esky lid, haven't heard that one before. but by the sounds of it, I'll just take it anyway with an open mind hopefully I'll find some sort of surf over that way somwhere haha:) thanks everyone
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Go to the lagoon (pool) in Airlie.... heaps of white pointers 
where abouts in airlie is that bro? haha hope they like garlic;)
