Surf spots for beginners in November

[Vlada]

Dear friends,
my name is Vlada, I'm from Russia. Me and my friends love active rest especially surfing. We have been to Bali twice, and we do wakesurf every summer. Now we decide to visit Australia and catch our waves. In my opinion the most comfortable waves for us 1-1,5 meters (not big), but long. Where can we find it in November? I have read that in November summer in Australia begins, and waves start to grow. In Brisbane waves are about 1,5 meters, don't they? And of course we need boards rental and surf schools close to spots.

[dtc]

There is no surf actually in Brisbane, you have to drive a bit

I recommend Byron Bay, Ballina, Gold Coast or Noosa. All are tourist areas, plenty of places to stay at all price levels, lots of surf schools and shops etc. good surf, although it can be crowded at times/certain places.

Or Sydney, of course

Waves are variable. You may get totally flat for 1 week then 4m the next day. But none of these places are constantly big waves, you will usually find somewhere with waves about the size you want

[Vlada]

Thanks a lot for the reply!
I have one more question: is sharks a problem? Every day during the last week I watched National Geographic about sharks, especially great white on the west side of Australia. But if I right there are a lot of bullsharks close to Byron Bay and Gold Coast? Is it safety on the main tourist beaches or not?

[dtc]

hasnt been a shark attack for about a month....

Yes, sadly, there have been sharks around the Ballina area during july and august this year; not so much around the gold coast or noosa (none, in fact). Its still very very rare, of course. I wouldn't worry about it, there are plenty of risks that are more likely to occur that you don't think about at all - being hit by lightning or death by cow (more people die from cows than sharks)

in terms of surfing, you can surf pretty much everywhere from Noosa south to Eden (in NSW), apart from a few small areas (about 1500km ). It isnt finding surf that will be an issue, it will be finding boards and transport and so forth. The route from Sydney to Noosa is the classic tourist / backpacker route and is well serviced with that stuff; south of Sydney requires a bit more individual travel (your own car, boards etc) and the water will be colder (around 16-17deg C, it will be 18-20deg C further north)