North Strabroke Island Kitesurfing

North Stradbroke island is about 40-50km from Brisbane CBD and it'll take about 2 hours to get there including the ferry ride. The best time to head to straddie is when it's blowing from north to north east as this will give you a protected area of water between amity point and cylinder beach. When it's blowing between south and east, head to frenchmans bay or main beach. These two spots are facing the open sea and with the wind we need, it will get chopping. If you know someone with a 4wd then main beach is a really good spot for a downwinder.

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Spots to Kitesurf (add a spot)

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Downwinder Zone (add a downwinder)

Spots to Kitesurf

Point Lookout

Cylinder Beach

Adda Rock

Frenchmans Bay

Local Kitesurfing Knowledge in North Strabroke Island

Point Lookout	Point Lookout is a east facing beach and is usually quite choppy. It's a good spot for downwinders if you can get someone to drop you down south of the point.
Cylinder Beach	Cylinder beach is north facing beach and protected from the open sea. This spot is great for wave surfing. It's a patrolled beach and so keep away from any swimmers.
Adda Rock	Adda Rock, just a few km west of Cylinder is also a north facing beach but with long stretch of beach.
Frenchmans Bay	Frenchmans Bay is a east facing beach and is usually slightly less choppy than Point Lookout. The bay is protected by north and south rocks but the swell can get pretty big. If you head out behind where the waves are breaking, be careful of the rocks that sometimes submerged (switch the map above to satellite and you'll see).