BOATING DESTINATIONS
Wave Break Island
Located just five nautical miles from Paradise Point, Wave Break Island is a popular destination for boaties due to its sheltered anchorage. The island offers a fantastic place
to relax for a day trip, with vast marine life for snorkellers along its breakwalls.
For the keen fishermen, there are plenty of yabby banks along the western foreshore and on Carter's Banks just 100m north of the island. Throwing a line in with a livebait off
the breakwalls will put you in the draw for anything from a golden trevally through to a mulloway due to its proximity to the Southport Seaway.
South Stradbroke Island Campgrounds
There are three camping grounds on South Stradbroke Island - South Currigee campground, North Currigee campground, and Tipplers campground.
Every camping ground has undercover eating areas, toilets, and hot showers. South Currigee campground and Tipplers campground also have gas BBQs, which are
also made available for day visitors for just $3 per adult (kids are free) - perfect for a picnic during your boat hire!
Campsites are available from just $33 per site per night. Visit our camping web page for more information about each camping ground.
Sovereign Islands
Located at Paradise Point, Sovereign Islands boats the most exclusive real estate on the Gold Coast with multi-million dollar waterfront mansions overlooking the
pristine Broadwater.
Sanctuary Cove
30 minutes upstream from Sovereign Islands along the southern arm of the Coomera River cruising slowly at 6 knots, Sanctuary Cove is famous for its waterfront
residences, international golf course, five star international hotel, restaurants, and boutique shopping in a relaxed marine atmosphere.
The southern arm of the Coomera River provides good catches of mangrove jack in the canals, whilst the northern arm of the river, junctioned at Sanctuary Cove, is a
magnificent mangrove lined river system which provides plentiful flathead, bream, and mudcrab .
Tipplers Licensed Cafe
Just five nautical miles from Paradise Point, Tipplers Licensed Cafe on South Stradbroke Island in the tranquil waters of Tipplers Passage is undoubtedly the most
favourite boating destination for Gold Coast boaties.
The licensed cafe has a restaurant and bar with live entertainment, great coffee, and delicious food at very reasonable prices. Check out the Tippler Cafe menu here.
Upclose encounters with native fauna including wallabies, bandicoots, goannas, and kookaburras are a daily occurrence. A kiosk is adjacent which sells all the handy
essentials including bait. The largest campground on South Stradbroke Island, Tipplers Campground, is just a couple hundred metres south of the cafe.
Tipplers Cafe is a wonderful place to relax after fishing Tippers Passage, which provides good catches of whiting and sand crabs / blue swimmers. Mud crabs are
easily found around the Never Fail Islands too. More more information about Tipplers Cafe, please visit their website www.tipplerscafe.com.au or phone 07 5577
3025.
Jumpinpin
Located at the northern tip of South Stradbroke Island, the waters of Jumpinpin are famous for its winter bream run and plentiful catches of other species including
tailor, flathead, whiting, and mud crabs.
Millionaire's Row, given its name due to the numerous quality vessels attracted to the calm anchorage, is a fantastic place to visit for the day for a family picnic along
the white sandy western foreshore of South Stradbroke Island. The Bedrooms is another favourite picnic spot for locals, with fantastic protection from any wind
direction.
The waters of Jumpinpin, where southern Moreton Bay meets the Southport Broadwater, are a pristine marine habitat which harbours a prolific amount of marine
life. Just a short stroll across South Stradbroke Island offers fantastic surf fishing along the most isolated stretch of coastline the Gold Coast has to offer.
The protected waterways of the Gold Coast offers some of the best boating destinations in Australia.
Whether you are fishing the pristine waters of the Southport Broadwater and its tributaries, or just
cruising around sight seeing, it is hard to believe you are inside the boundary of Australia’s sixth largest
city.
The following is a list of popular places to visit on your next boating adventure.
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Wave Break Island
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South Stradbroke Island campgrounds
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Sovereign Islands
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Sanctuary Cove
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Tipplers Licensed Cafe
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Jumpinpin