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Western Australia Surfski

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Locales/Downwinds/Paddles

In Western Australia the southern hemisphere spring (October) brings the afternoon sea breeze called the “Doctor” - stronger in the summer and continuing into early fall.

Locales South to North on Australian west coast:

Augusta

Cape Leeuwin

Margaret River

About Surfski Surfing

The Snapper Run

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Map - Ian Kininmonth video (click to enlarge)

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Perth Area

Downwind

Marine - Perth Area Coastline South to North more or less

  • Mandurah
    • Mandurah to Golden Bay “Black Dog Run” 11 km video
    • Dawesville Cut to Secret Harbour (King of the Cut SUP Race Course) 24km
    • Dawesville Cut to Doddies Beach (Mandurah Duel SUP Race Course) 12.5km video
  • Point Peron, Rockingham
    • Inside Garden Island
      • Mussel Farm Run - Point Peron to Freemantle Ports (Kwinana Bulk Terminal) 10 km video
      • The Snapper Run - Point Peron to South Beach Fremantle - 23 km
      • The Woodies Run - Point Peron to Woodman Point Car park, Coogee (Map) 16 km video (more west in the waves? may be better lined up than the Snapper Run). There's an early entrance into the protected rock jetties at Jervoise Bay - it's better to take the latter entrance a bit farther north so you get more surfing at the end (and avoid getting too close to Naval property). This run was originally starting from Palm Beach, but the protected launch at the Point Peron boat launch is nice.
    • Longer Runs for Bigger Days
      • Point Peron to City Beach 42 km - if it lines up right paddle at the start to the outside of Garden Island
      • Point Peron to Sorrento Beach 49 km
  • Drummer's Run - Sand Tracks Beach (Toward South End of Port Beach) Freemantle to City Beach, Perth 11 kmvideo (following the drumline (shark detection markers))
  • Scarborough
    • Brighton Beach - Waterman's Bay 6 km foiling video
    • Scarborough to Woonona 10 km video
    • Bathers Beach (aka Whalers Beach) - Scarborough 20 km (2023 ICF World Champs Course) video
  • Sorrento
    • Dutchies Run - Cottesloe to Sorrento 20 km DAZ video, video2 (with visitors Ana Swetish and Heather Nelson from Bellingham, WA) video3
    • Trigg Run - Trigg to Sorrento 6.5 km DAZ video
    • Gage Roads Run - Sand Tracks Beach to Sorrento Beach ~26 km, paddle 3km out to the Gage Roads cardinal marker, then turn and downwind for 23km up the coast to Sorrento Beach. DAZ video, DAZ 4K video, Downwindfun
    • The Doctor - Rottnest Island to Sorrento 28 km race 2017
    • The OC run - Sorrento to Mindarie Marina 17 km
    • The Gingernut Run - Hillarys (Sorrento) to Ocean Reef Marina/Mulaloo Beach 7 km video, video2,Downwindable
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Freshwater

2018 Doctor Race Week

Flatwater

  • Swan/Avon Rivers - moving water, much but not all “flatwater” Avon video
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Surf

About Surfski Surfing

  • Mandurah River Estuary - there is a sand bar that can have sustained waves for long surfs

Sorrento Northward

  • Ocean Paddler Trip Sorrento to Jurien Bay
  • Sandy Cape - Green Head 12 km (The Green Dream) video Ian Kininmonth: “The Green Dream is 12 kilometres of downwind paddling bliss from Sandy Cape to Green Head in Western Australia. It was first discovered by Glen A who was taken to Green Head on a family holiday when he was 6. At the time he was frustrated because the force of the wind kept on blowing away his blow up Flamingo. All was forgotten until he was in his mid 40's when suddenly the memory came back to him in a recurring dream. Night after night he kept screaming out “My Flamingo, get my Flamingo”. At the time he had taken up downwind surfski paddling and knew that the memory was trying to tell him that this place was the Lasseter's Reef of downwind paddling. So year after year he took his family to various locations along the Mid West coast hoping to find this lost downwind course. Then one fateful day in 2022 he climbed over a dune at Green Head with his Flamingo and it was whipped out of his arms by the force of the wind. At that moment he knew he had rediscovered that place he had been to when he was a child. The following week at IOP training he was unable to keep his excitement under wraps, shouting out to anyone who would listen “I've discovered the Lasseter's Reef of downwind paddling”. The rest is, as they say, history.”
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The Green Dream

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Kalbarri

Video

Conditions

Clubs/Groups/Lessons

Races

Dealers/Equipment

Find Dealers Across Australia

  • Australian Paddle Sports Knysna, Carbonology Sport, Jantex
  • Epic Kayaks Perth, Western Australia M: +61 407 409 597 E: will.lee@epickayaks.com
  • Ocean Paddler - My Ocean Pty Ltd, Perth Fenn, Knysna
    • Ash Nesbit Ph: 0413 177 927 Email: arnesbit@iinet.net.au OR
    • Travis England Ph: 0413 010 301 Email: travis.england@qair.com.au
  • Ozone Australia West Vega, most OCs
  • Paddle West Stellar
  • ZSS Paddling Equipment Nordic Kayak John Wilkie Perth
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