Hi,

in what wind direction works Noosa river mouth best? Is is suitable for wavesailing beginners? Is it possible to get parking, or is it as full as the rest of Noosa?

Cheers

Flo

generally its a pretty easy place to sail. i've only sailed there in nnw to ne winds. the water does move in / out quite quickly in some spots but its all pretty managable

though you may feel safer with an in coming tide as a first timer, you'll find out going tide easier to get planing as it pushes you into the northerly wind.

i last sailed it in march. there was a great flat water strip in the s-bend into the mouth that the kiters love. the run there never used to be very long but it was great when i was last there

there was not much in the way of a launching beach left at the mouth since the reconstruction of the beaches, and you might have to launch at the dog walking beach slightly into the river a bit. There is some parking near this.

the sand moves around a lot and the beach at the mouth might regenerate over time

it can be a fun little spot

Damn, that brings back some memories. Doing my Year 12 back in 1988, I travelled up there for a 2 week study holiday. 8 hours study a day, 4 in the morning, 4 in the afternoon. My only breaks were to windsurfing in the river mouth. I had some cracking sessions. I think I was on a Tyronsea Stinger with a Neil Pryde sail. Good times.

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Sputnik11 said..
Damn, that brings back some memories. Doing my Year 12 back in 1988, I travelled up there for a 2 week study holiday. 8 hours study a day, 4 in the morning, 4 in the afternoon. My only breaks were to windsurfing in the river mouth. I had some cracking sessions. I think I was on a Tyronsea Stinger with a Neil Pryde sail. Good times.

Went to Noosa for my honeymoon in 1982. Great sailing in the river mouth and estuary as well as best post-cyclone surf they'd had at Noosa for years, breaking in all the bays , 6-8 ft and the cleanest waves that even I could surf, and my beautiful wife topless on the beach. Oh the memories!
On a more serious note : McTavish 2.7m trifin waveboard, Simmer 4.8m2, whatever coloured fin looked good on the day....it was all pretty simple.
Those were 7 seriously good days!!!

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FloZim said..
Hi,

in what wind direction works Noosa river mouth best? Is is suitable for wavesailing beginners? Is it possible to get parking, or is it as full as the rest of Noosa?

Cheers

Flo

NE is best (spring and summer). Tide runs hard on full and new moon. Parking very hard weekends and holidays.

problem wit the noosa river mouth is noosa.

if you have a 4wd a quick trip to north shore is worth it. then you have a good launch to get into the mouth.