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Long Reef → Avalon Beach downwind route

New South Wales, Australia · -33.6896, 151.3236

SUP Foiling Event route; local safety and shuttle pl
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conditions & access

Season

Exact Long Reef report guide describes the start surf as year-round; event/downwind-route seasonal reliability remains unverified: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/long-reef/584204204e65fad6a77093de

Water

Ocean downwind / coastal swell

Experience

Event route; local safety and shuttle planning

Hazards

13 km exposed-ocean downwind course. Long Reef has submerged rocks, reefs and strong currents; confirm both entries, surf/shorebreak, marine reserve constraints, landing, shuttle, tracking and rescue.

Parking & access

Official Long Reef start-area page: council-permit vehicles park free; pay-and-display is available without a permit. This does not verify Avalon landing parking or shuttle rules: https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/recreation-area/long-reef-beach

“2026 NSW Foil Club event report explicitly says a roughly 13 km Long Reef-to-Avalon downwind course ran with traditional SUP-foil divisions. Pin is the approximate route midpoint. Requested-field batch 05 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, area-pin and route-endpoint relationships are explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown.”

— via SUPboarder event report; Downwind leaderboard; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Woorarra Ave (2.59 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Woorarra Ave (2.59 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/580134 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Long Reef → Avalon Beach downwind route Exact current Long Reef report for the route start only; not a full-route or Avalon landing report: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/long-reef/584 surfline.com

Local guides

supboardermag.com Long Reef → Avalon Beach downwind route Exact NSW Foil Club event-course evidence plus exact Long Reef report and official start-area access — https://supboardermag.com/2026/02/26/northern-b supboardermag.com

Links are community-sourced and open directly on the provider's site. Verify conditions locally before riding.

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