Hi. Any hot tips for good southerly spots with flat-ish water anywhere north of Newcastle? Grateful for any advice

g'day needsalt
I first had lessons in 2015 and went to smiths lake - near the caravan park camp ground and the beach - kited(tried to kite - super manned and swallowed a lot of saltwater really)
you could stand up in the water and was nice and flat - the mouth to ocean was closed though, which meant that there was water to kite on - I think when the mouth is open it may be to shallow/dry

and the wind had some east in it
don't know what it is like there now

Wallis lake also
Go out of the great lakes sailing club.
Haven't kited there but people talk about it