NSW vs QLD beaches

[mongoose]

Was having this debate with a mate from NSW. He reckons NSW has better beaches than QLD. He did concede that QLD has better beach weather though.

I think Airlie and Coolangatta shits all over anything NSW has to offer but NSW probably has better surf.

My mate thinks Wooloongong has some great beaches (Kiama) but I haven't been to them.

Thoughts?

 

[Twizzle]

Airlie Beach is crap, thats why they put in a huge public access pool next to the beach like they did in Cairns.

NSW definitely has the best surf. Kirra Point will never be the same as it was. Burleigh and Noosa provide some good point breaks but NSW is full of point breaks that are every bit as good.

 

[Packy]

If we are including the islands then QLD does 100 shits on NSW.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

As far as surf goes, NSW eats QLD for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Having surfed most breaks from Agnes Waters in the north to Merimbula in the south, NSW has by far the better breaks. Nothing compares to Black Rock, Green Island, Shark Island, Kurnell Point, Lennox Head, The Pass, etc, etc.

What has QLD have? An overcrowded Burleigh, an overrated Kirra and not much else. Beach breaks at Duranbah and Mooloolaba are better!

If you go to the beach to appreciate the sand, I suppose Hyams Beach in Jervis Bay would be up there. It's always in the top ten lists of the world's best beaches. Considering I've been there about 50 times, it's nothing special.

Maybe some north QLD beaches in remote spots would also rate. Having never been there, I can't really comment. It may be a case of quality photoshopping in tourist brochures.

 

[mongoose]

guess it depends on what you want from a beach. For pristine water and clean white sand QLD will be better. For surfing NSW is certainly better.

 

[Bulldog Force]

It depends. People might laugh at this, but with the sand, surf, green hills and palm trees making a nice large shady area, as well as many seafood and ice cream shops in the nearby shopping mall, Cronulla beach is far and away my favorite.

Laugh if you will, we're talking beaches here, not footy teams!

 

[Twizzle]

As far as surf goes, NSW eats QLD for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Having surfed most breaks from Agnes Waters in the north to Merimbula in the south, NSW has by far the better breaks. Nothing compares to Black Rock, Green Island, Shark Island, Kurnell Point, Lennox Head, The Pass, etc, etc.

What has QLD have? An overcrowded Burleigh, an overrated Kirra and not much else. Beach breaks at Duranbah and Mooloolaba are better!

If you go to the beach to appreciate the sand, I suppose Hyams Beach in Jervis Bay would be up there. It's always in the top ten lists of the world's best beaches. Considering I've been there about 50 times, it's nothing special.

Maybe some north QLD beaches in remote spots would also rate. Having never been there, I can't really comment. It may be a case of quality photoshopping in tourist brochures.

D'bar is in NSW, just south of the border.

So many other places in NSW, Angourie, Crowdy Head, Broken Head, Cresent Head, Sth West Rocks, Old Bar, sooooooo many hot spots and so many I haven't even mentioned.

On top of that we got city beaches like DeeWhy and Narrabeen and Fairybower.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

D'bar is in NSW, just south of the border.

So many other places in NSW, Angourie, Crowdy Head, Broken Head, Cresent Head, Sth West Rocks, Old Bar, sooooooo many hot spots and so many I haven't even mentioned.

On top of that we got city beaches like DeeWhy and Narrabeen and Fairybower.

Ooops, bad me!

Anyway, every time I've been there, it felt like QLD.

 

[Cerne Abbas Giant]

Anything north of Noosa is crap, full of stingers, crocodiles, brown brackish water and no waves. That explains the swimming pools.

 

[Twizzle]

thats because the GBR blocks the swells out

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Give me an uncrowded beach in a remote area away from civilisation any day. There's nothing worse than a beach with a background of highrises with the sand in shadows from 3 o'clock onwards such as the Gold Coast.

Along with those places comes the overinflated prices for food and other services, and the beach trolling pretenious wankers. How anyone would consider a visit to somewhere like Venice Beach in Los Angeles as enjoyable is beyond me.

There is nothing better than the solitude of a deserted beach, especially when the waves are good.

 

[Twizzle]

agreed

I spent many years living and surfing in the Nullabor (Penong), no TV, no power just uncrowded surf, and the occasional white pointer but they were pretty well fed.

Best surf ever, more power than anything on the east coast