Where to SUP in Queensland

Not quite ready to rock the waves on a surfboard and looking for a calmer ride? Get into the world of SUP (stand-up paddle boarding) instead.

Here are some top spots to get your core-enhancing SUP on in Queensland:

Gold Coast

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Currumbin Creek provides glassy conditions, perfect for slicing a paddle through.

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The best way to take in Tallebudgera Creek is by SUP.

BRISBANE

Don’t have your own board? Join a SUP session on the Brisbane River with Riverlife.

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Or escape the city for a sunset SUP at Tangalooma Island Resort on Moreton Island.

Where to hire a stand-up paddle board around Brisbane.

Sunshine Coast

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Maroochy River in Cotton Tree is a popular SUP spot.

When the swell is gentle, Noosa‘s main beach is great for SUP.

Where to hire a stand-up paddle board on the Sunshine Coast.

Fraser Coast

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Fraser Island offers perfect calm conditions day in, day out.

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Or try Scarness Beach in Hervey Bay.

Where to hire a stand-up paddle board around the Fraser Coast.

Southern Great Barrier Reef

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Go exploring near Lady Musgrave Island, off the coast of Gladstone.

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Or head to Great Keppel Island on the Capricorn Coast.

Where to hire a stand-up paddle board in Gladstone.

Whitsundays

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SUP the reef at Catseye Beach, Hamilton Island.

Or cruise around Airlie Beach.

Where to hire a stand-up paddle board in the Whitsundays.

Tropical North Queensland

Mission Beach is a top spot to SUP.

Or Four Mile Beach at Port Douglas.

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And if you want a freshwater experience, head to Mossman River.

Where to hire a stand-up paddle board in Tropical North Queensland.

Advanced SUP-ing

Been there and SUPed that? Here are some extra-curricular stand-up paddling boarding options you have to try next!

Yoga and SUP

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Take your yoga practice to the next level and salute the sun on a SUP board as you float on top of the ocean. You’re not going to get much more zen than that.

Where to yoga SUP:

• Gold Coast with Brad Holmes Surf School
• Currumundi Lake, Sunshine Coast with SUP Club Caloundra
• Noosa, Sunshine Coast with Yoga Kiss

Dogs allowed

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We know our four-legged friends love the beach and going along on pet-friendly holidays, so pooch lovers will bark happily at being able to SUP with their best friends!

Where to SUP, doggie style:

• Kiteboarding Cairns
• 1770 SUP

Get Racing

SUP Fishing

Yep, this is a thing.

So… Where do you SUP?