Surf Down Under - Part Three

Australia -

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Northern Beaches - New South Wales

Between Manly Beach and running 20km north to Palm Beach, a stretch of coastline

on Sydney’s northern peninsula offers a succession of surf beaches many claim is

unmatched by a city environment anywhere else on the planet. Manly itself has

fantastic beach breaks and sharp barrels. For big wave riders there is also the

the offshore Queenscliff “Bommie", or bombora. Next stop at Freshwater Beach

the surf is much loved by bodysurfers and body-boarders, It is also at this spot where

this is also where surfboard-riding was first introduced to Australia by Hawaiian surfer

Duke Kahanamoku, in 1915. Further north is the 6km stretch between Dee Why Beach

and North Narrabeen which is widely considered to be Sydney’s premier surfing belt,

with the legendary Long Reef bombora (known locally as “Butter-box”) situated right

in the middle. All along this stretch, local surfers all caim in friendly rivalry that their

beach is the best, be it Mona Vale Beach, Newport Beach, Whale Beach, Avalon Beach

or others. At the end of course is the distinctive and beautiful Palm Beach which is

marked by its burnt-orange sands. Palm Beach is at the end of the peninsula with its

1.5km procession of beach breaks offering thrills and spills for surfers, body-boarders

and wave-ski paddlers.

See below for a taste of just some of these fabulous beaches.

Palm Beach