A weekend of growth, empowerment and inspiration, a celebration of our female surfing community - a surf competition like no other.

Sunny Sets is an immersive two-day surf event for women of all ages, hosted by the Noosa Malibu Club on beautiful Kabi Kabi Country, Noosa. Kicking off sunset Friday with a welcome and competitors check in at the Reef hotel, then Saturday and Sunday morning at dawn on the beach (location will be dependant on conditions), and finishing with our presentation night and a boogie at Heads of Noosa on Sunday evening.

Saturday morning will open with a paddle out, water blessing and acknowledgement of Country. Both days will include a sunrise yoga and breathwork session on the beach, with a focus on surf-specific strength and flexibility, mindfulness practice and intention setting.

Saturday is all about fun, learning and development – professional longboarders and accredited surf coaches and judges will assess each "practice" heat. Video analysis of each wave caught will be filmed. Following the heats, surfers will be able to sit with the coaches and watch the footage, gaining insight and guidance about where they gained or could hve gained points. General advice and skills progression tips will be shared.

Sunday will encourage surfers to apply the knowledge and insight gained from the day before and apply them in competition – a traditional format surf contest will be held, with 20 minute heats, 5 women per heat. Everyone gets to surf at least twice in their category. Surfers will judge a heat (with guidance from the professional judges), miss a heat, then surf their heat.

Registrations will close on 27th January, unless sold out prior.

We are stoked to offer Noosa Malibu Club members discounted tickets - if you're not a member yet but want to take advantage of the discount (and join the best longboarding club ever!), email registrar@noosamalibuclub.com to sign up! You'll then be emailed a unique code to access your discounted tickets!! You'll also be able to surf in our monthly club rounds all year, get a cute teeshirt and sticker, get discounts and deals at a whole bunch of other cool Noosa businesses, and make a whole gang of new surf buddies of all ages, abilities and walks of life.

...Note on the "novice" category: If you are relatively new to surfing, and your experience is limited to being able to catch a wave, stand up, and glide forward along the face of the wave, then you are a "novice". If you can cut-back (turn), or if you can cross-step, then you are not a "novice".

Competitors in the 12 and under category can choose to have a parent or guardian with them in the water to help push them onto waves.

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional custodians of the land and waters in which we live and surf, the Kabi Kabi people, and pay respeects to elders past, present and emerging.

The Queensland Government provided funding to the Noosa Malibu Club for Sunny Sets Women's Surf Contest to enable participation in sport and recreation activities.