Anyone got any tips on good beaches where you can windsurf - say within an hour of Brisbane. I am willing to slightly sacrifice quality of spot so that the wife is happy on the beach. From experience these spots are few and far between as they tend to be,well,........windy. Was thinking somewhere towards the gold coast given sunshine coast is full of cows.

Are the beaches at Broadwater any good?

Happy wife = longer windsurfing = happy me

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flat water or surf?

flat water. Not worried by a bi of shore break but I do have a tendency of snapping kit

Shearwater is good in SE wind and outgoing tide with a small protected beach out of the wind on the northern end of Shearwater Esplanade (about 400m from where everybody sails).

^ agreed.

You want a Southerly with outgoing tide, like today.

P.S. Captain Cook Drive was really, really good

P.P.S. the beach there is even nicer, but not very wind protected.

Golden beach, bit hit or miss but it has everything your looking for

Mine cleans and does the shopping while Im out, maybe you should try this option.

thanks for the tips.

she likes to get out once in a while, keeps her fresh the cooking and cleaning in the week.

Where is Golden Beach?

Sorry bud its up on the sunshine coast 1hrs drive from Brisvegas, Caloundra, good flat water spot or head t dickies or happy valley for waves, couple of us will be heading there on sunday for a look, plenty for the wife to do there, promise she wont get bored. Its the only place i can take mine, i surf she shops, i pay the bills!!

My missus hates the wind, but she was quite happy at Shearwater.
Mind you, it's not a proper beach really, just a sandy border to the Stradbroke Channel, so it's not as nice for swimming as a proper beach.
Nice grass areas, no toilets or showers, lots of teabags, but not the sort that make a nice cuppa.
The Train, further south, is not as good in southerlies, but has Australia Fair shopping close by and the Southport Mall, as well as amenities.

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Calvin said...

Shearwater is good in SE wind and outgoing tide with a small protected beach out of the wind on the northern end of Shearwater Esplanade (about 400m from where everybody sails).

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wormy said...

Mine cleans and does the shopping while Im out, maybe you should try this option.

That's a cracker wormy. Laughed out loud when I saw that one.

My tip is take two cars and send her into Cavil ave with the credit card. In my experience the only time the missus is truly happy is when lost deep in the labyrinths' of a shopping centre surrounded by shoes and handbags.

You'll have a whole day of guilt free sailing and you will both have some stories to tell each other about your fun filled day on the coast. It can be a bit like going out on the drink though, the sailing is the party but getting the cc bill is like the hangover.

I would have said Thompson's Beach at Vic Point, Redlands.
Good and safe, but look for mid to high tide on a SE.
Cheers and good luck!!

Sorry just re read your topic and I posted wrong info. I originally thought she was going to give it a try....... duh

Hey, reckon you should get the wife a board and get her out on the water!!! its a great sport for all!!!