How far from the beach do you live ?

[bluewater]

Where do you live in relation to the proximity of the beach . Have you allways lived there. I have a friend who seems to be surfing more since he has moved away from the beach.

[unmployed]

prob live about 30 secs... surf every chance i get when im not workin or involved in sydneys flat spells

[Gone_West]

I live quite far away in Concord (inner west). 32kms each way, I can get to the beach in 30-35mins if I leave before about 6:00am, if I sleep in it can take 1.5 hours.

It's strange that all of my neighbours are keen surfers.

[Stokie]

I live in Adelaide, which suffers from the eternal flatspell due to it's location in the gulf (10 to 20 days of 2-3ft stormies is the best i get). I live about 5 mins away from the beach, but there's no surf there.

My nearest wave source is the mid coast (halfway down the gulf) which is comparable to metro perth in size and consistency, it's got some very good setups though. That's about a 45 min drive from my house.

I most frequently surf at victor harbour which is about 1.5hrs away and is quite consitent and has a lot more exposure to waves.

[dougirwin13]

Hey Stokie!

I live on the mid man - 2 minutes walk from the beach.

The viccos and nsw-ers would hate it I tell ya. A good day on the mid is flat by their standards.

So I drive 30 minutes to the south coast when it's on.

-doug
Compsand.com - The Composite Surfboard Cooperative!

[Grooter]

Around 20-40 minute drive from 8 well known ones.

I pay for it though, I have to travel 60kms to get to work, each way, every day.

[philw]

1 minute from Bondi beach. Yes I do surf there. No I am not beach munky.

[Kunji]

I live a couple of minutes from Brown Water and about 5 mins from Collaroy Beach all walking distance. If i ever check the reefs, i can gauge if Points on. I surf there. Sometimes i surf Curly or Southy. All with in 15 mins drive.

The furtherst ive ever lived from the beach is when i was little living in Portland in Oregan. Only live there a few months though.

[RickyG]

I live quite far away in Concord (inner west). 32kms each way, I can get to the beach in 30-35mins if I leave before about 6:00am, if I sleep in it can take 1.5 hours.

It's strange that all of my neighbours are keen surfers.

Wouldn't have thought of Concord as a hot-bed of surfers Good to see people staying on it regardless of where they live.

I'm further than I'd like to be from the coast - nth Ryde - so about 30-40 mins for me

[Tahn]

Used to live on the beach and had a lovely view of point..

Now one block up and can see the reefs and longy bombie when it breaks.. <3

[surfin39]

I grew up on DY headland .. a leisurely stroll down the hill to DY or over the hill to Nth Curly ...... but alas .... Sydney house prices have driven me westward into the sticks .... I now live 3km from Long Reef, 3.5km to Sth Narra ... can see most of DY and Longy at a distance from my bedroom window ....

[austeve]

About 3 mins by car or 10 min walk.Within 30 mins of plenty of different places each a chance in any direction of swell...... except the westerlies

[cs]

Live pretty much across the rd from south narra, so 5 mins car time to NN or longy...
Grew up on Collaroy Plateau...

[Da Duke]

Between 40-50m from beach, depending on tide.

[barstardos]

I live 100m from Freshie - but surf Curly more often.
Have lived at most other Northern beaches over the years including QCliff, both N and S Curly, Mona and Newport

[Slowman]

I live down south about as close as you can get to RNP beaches but that is still a 15min drive about 15 mins from Cronulla too. Lived up at FF and used to surf DY and Longy a bit, when I wasn't training for another sport. I would cycle past them everyday. I grew up in Miranda but spent a few stints renting in Cronulla.

[Bodyboarder-sicne-1989]

i spent the 1st ten years of my life in the house furthest north in nulla on the corner at wanda across the road from greenhills carpark entrance, then oatley, 15 minutes from nulla, then spent (on and off) the last ten years on the point, then on the esplanade infront of the island, but back in oatley A.T.M.