If you were trying to get a sail tomorrow in the predicted ENE where is the best spot going to be?
Haven't been out to 25 days now. 
as an odd ball idea,
how about woorim at bribie? it would be dead onshore so you could blast paralell to the beach towards caloundra, grab a bit of airtime on the odd wave.
I knew you'd have some thoughts on it Justin.
I'm thinking. Queen's is too onshore in ENE - you can't get out past the reef. I was thinking maybe Suttons and run up an down in front of Margate but I'm unsure about the reefs out from there. There's also Spot Z (shush) but again not sure about outlying reefs at low tide...
I guess you'd saw wello would be a good spot but it's low tide and I still haven't got all the mud out of my ears from the last time I sailed there (about 6 months)
woorim is on bribie island.
strange thing about tomorrow is that the bom marine model is saying SW winds. 
i think it needs a reboot. 
i've only sailed suttons on an E or ESE so not sure about ENE but it's very nice,
you blast along parallel to the shore. if it's lowish tide you will see the boomies because of whitecaps.
important thing is to sail paralell to the shore. if you sail out from suttons square tothe wind in a NE breeze you will most likely hit the reef.
you can see the reefs on nearmap.
if you gybe near McCulloch Ave you should be ok.
i had a blast along that stretch with sean o'brien years back, one of the more memorable session i;ve had. jeez he gybes well.
www.nearmap.com/au/en
Reef out from Suttons? Would it be somewhere in this shot or further out? I don't remember any reef straight out from there. Been past a million times in dinghies but never windsurfed there.
the reef is in the middle of your image running SE closer to the shore. the dark patch. in a NE wind you would sail straight over it from suttons which is bad. in a SE wind you sail out towards the point near the surf club.
i can't believe you redcliffe guys don't sail suttons. it's a quality spot.
I see, yeah there are a few of those about closer to shore which I always stayed clear of in boats. I tend to forget when looking at maps how limited a windsurfers ability to sail to windward is. Hangover from boat sailing where you can go 45 degrees or more.
Re Suttons, I think it's more to do with parking, kids everywhere, beach volleyballers etc. Suttons is a busy beach. Queens is very low key and has a natural amphitheater quality.
I guess I'll drive up to Redcliffe an check out a few places. Seems like the southern end of the bay has been getting the wind lately though.
yeah i do like queens also. one of the best spots in brisbane i reckon. i just don't sail there that often as it's a fair drive for me.
southern bay area and goldy has had some good winds of late. can't complain, have managed 3-4 session a week with winds ranging from 15-30 knots for the last 2-3 weeks.
just checked the bom marine models again, if they can be believed by tomorrow arvo we will have a 20 knot SW blowing.
the bom ACCESS-A models are saying ENE with SE on the southern coast
all a bit jumbled but the models are predicting a low to pop up somewhere around the goldy.
queens is way better than suttons, reasonably flat water inside the reef for getting a good run upto the sometimes almost vertical ramps from the swell breaking over the one or two bommies out there just nort of the end of the reef that pokes right out at low tide. one day you will wake up and see the light, we will convert you
yes you would miss the reef if you rig up at the surf club but everyone usually rigs up further south which puts them on a collision course with the reef in a NE'r [}:)]
you can't convince me otherwise when it's a SE'r. i've got one word
wavesailing 
p.s. happy new year to u as well.
p.p.s. suttons your kite free spot on the peninsula.
p.p.p.s
year thats the spot, have surfed my mal there a fewtimes late in the day when nt enough time for a sail good for a fix if u need to get wet.
totally agree about the kiters
have an old mate (literally) down here at the moment, he can't get back to townsville( he went to the darkside years ago) says he has had to join a kite club to be able to sail along pallarenda(townsville beach) because casa say they are a hazard to aircraft landing. and the council doesn't want them along the strand.(another townsville beach)
it'l never happen to us
By far the best place in Brisbane in a NE is at the mouth of the Cabbage Tree Creek at Shorncliffe . That video of Suttons is just slop , Go to the mouth of the Creek next time theres a 25/30 kt NE'er with a full outgoing tide and you'll see what waves are. plenty of parking , nice grass , toilets ,shop ,and no rocks or reefs between the mouth of the creek and port of Brisbane...
just don't sail in the creek ( it's banned )
Happy days.....
Lived in the area all my life and been sailboarding there since the mid 80's......
