THE GOLD COAST BROADWATER
Seven sessions a week. One water.
Dawn paddles, Wednesday HIIT, afternoon sessions, and the legendary Saturday coffee run — all from The Paddle House, Main Beach.
SCHEDULE
Find your session.
| Session | Day | Time | Description | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN PADDLE | MON / TUE / THU / FRI | 5:30 AM | 10 to 22km on the Broadwater. Experienced tail paddler every session. | All Levels |
| WEDNESDAY HIIT | WED | 5:30 AM | Bay work — technique and HIIT intervals in a loop to suit all levels. Members call it the vom session. | All Levels |
| WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON | WED | 4:00 PM | Balanced session, conditions-dependent. A great entry point for newcomers. | All Levels |
| SATURDAY COFFEE PADDLE | SAT | 6:30 AM | ~14km to Bumbles at Budds Beach and back. Coffee at Bumbles. All welcome. | All Levels |
| WAVE BREAK TIME TRIAL | MONTHLY | 7:00 AM | Timed paddle on a set course around Wave Break Island. Race yourself, not each other. See upcoming dates → |
All Levels |
MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY
The dawn paddle.
5:30am, four mornings a week. The city is quiet. The Broadwater is flat. There is a faint glow on the horizon where the sun is getting ready.
We launch from The Paddle House on the Spit. Shorter paddles head south past Sea World and Marina Mirage. The coffee run continues under the Sundale Bridge and through the Nerang River past Macintosh Island to Budds Beach in Surfers Paradise. For those who want it, the northern route takes you to Wave Break Island and the open ocean.
All levels from your first flatwater session to downwind ocean runs. The same crew, the same shed, the same Broadwater.
Marina Mirage return — ~10 km
Budds Beach coffee run — ~14 km
Wave Break Island — ~18 km
20 km canal loop
Ocean downwind runs
THE ONE EVERYONE SHOWS UP FOR
The Saturday coffee paddle.
Saturday at 6:30am, the shed fills up. That particular organised chaos that only happens when 14 people who genuinely like each other are getting ready to do something together.
We paddle south from the Paddle House, past Sea World and Marina Mirage, under the Sundale Bridge and through the Nerang River past Macintosh Island to Bumbles at Budds Beach in Surfers Paradise.
Go-harder paddlers push the pace at the front. Casual groups find their rhythm in the middle. No one is rushed. The whole group arrives at Bumbles within a window.
WEDNESDAY — TWO SESSIONS
Bay sessions — technique and HIIT.
Wednesday is the club’s technique day.
At 5:30am it’s the bay HIIT session — flat, protected water at the Paddle House, 45 minutes of intervals in a loop so every level can work at their own pace. Members call it the vom session. Optional and effective. Best after your first 4 to 6 sessions.
At 4:00pm, a balanced afternoon session — conditions-dependent, unhurried, and one of the best entry points on the calendar for newcomers who aren’t ready for a 5:30am start.
ONCE A MONTH
The Wave Break Time Trial.
Once a month we run a timed paddle on a set course around Wave Break Island. Race yourself, not each other. Results go into Strava. Watching your times drop over the months is genuinely addictive — the kind of quiet progress that keeps people coming back.
All levels welcome. If you can do the Saturday coffee paddle, you can do the time trial.
WHERE TO FIND US
The Paddle House, Main Beach.
Muriel Henchman Park, Main Beach QLD 4217. On the Spit, north of Sea World. Look for the shed with surf skis out front. Arrive 10 minutes early. Parking off Macintosh Street.
The Broadwater is waiting.
Seven sessions a week. All levels welcome. $50 to try — ski and PFD included.