The Gold Coast. On any given beautiful sunny day (which Queensland has in abundance), these golden sands are packed towel to towel with beachgoers. Not to mention how crammed the lineups are, you’ll have to pack your patience and some good turns to dodge the punters.

Lucky we have 7x World Champion and Gold Coast local, Stephanie Gilmore, as our guide, finding seclusion where others would think there is none.

You might think it’s impossible to find an empty beach, away from the hustle and bustle, but Steph has her hit list, and we were fortunate enough to tag along for a beach day with mates, staking claim to our little patch of sand for the day and some fun, uncrowded waves in the process.

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