3 Point Breaks You Must Surf

Bells Beach - Torquayexpect to see this caliber of surfer at Lennox Point.
Bells Beach is located on the Great Ocean Road justAngourie Point - Yamba
outside of Torquay in Victoria. The main break in BellsAngourie Point is a world famous point break that is
Beach is known as the Bells Bowl and is a long rightlocated in Angourie, a suburb of Yamba. Angourie has
hand point break that works through all tides dependingbeen on the map for a long time as one of the worlds
on the swell. A wind direction of West to North-Westbest point breaks, in 1962 it had its debut in Surfing
is perfect for this point.World Monthly Magazine and in 1989 Surfing Magazine
Bells Beach was featured in the film Point Break and islisted in their top 25 waves in the world.
home to one of the worlds longest running surfingAt is best from February to May with an East swell
competitions, the Rip Curl Pro, formally known as theand light Southerly winds. With a tricky takeoff from
Bells Beach Surf Classic. The Bells Beach point breakabove the rock ledge you will find the wave
is surf-able from 2 to 15 feet and begins just outsidecontinuously bending towards you as you look down
the reef known as Rincon, and continues to the 'Bellsthe line, this is due to the wave being wrapped around
Bowl'. Even the most proficient surfer can havethe rocky point and forms what has been labeled as a
difficultly here.high performance heaven by Surfing Magazine.
Lennox Point - Lennox HeadOn a solid day, Angourie Point is intermediating and has
Lennox Head is a seaside village on the North Coastclaimed lives in big swells. As you walk along the rocks
of NSW, between Byron Bay and Ballina and is homeyou can feel the power from the waves hitting the
to Lennox Point. The point works best with a southrocks beneath you as they shake like tiny tremors with
westerly blowing and a swell ripping around the pointeach impact.
from the south-south east. The long, peeling right handPlan a trip to surf Angourie Point with some friends to
break seems to go on forever and waves sometimesreally enjoy the way of life in the village and Yamba.
exceed 4 metres when conditions are at their best.Accommodation is available at Angourie Rainforest
Within a few hours drive of the Gold Coast and homeResort or in the main town of Yamba the Yamba
of some of the best surfer in the world such as MickBeach Motel is very popular with surfers due to its
Fanning, Joel Parkinson and Mark Occhilupo it is a goodlocation overlooking Main Beach. For a wider range of
idea to take a camera if the point is on as you canaccommodation visit Yamba accommodation.