Sandgate Beach, the home of Surf Connect Kitesurfing School, official Liquid Force Test Centre. Our shop is located right on beach (green house over the road - 170 Flinders Parade), we are open Tuesdays to Sundays. Lessons, rental, sales and repairs. We have over 100 used kites in stock and 11 brands of new kites. We have everything you need for kitesurfing, windsurfing, standup paddling, wakeboarding and kayaking, including accessories, wetsuits, even GoPro cameras! Lots of other toys when there is no wind too, such as long boards, electric skateboards and even drones! Yes, remote control toys are our favourite in the shop at present. Come and have a browse when you come to Sandgate next! People asks why choose Surf Connect, we come up with 10 good reasons -

1/. We are Brisbane's only accredited kitesurfing school , and are the official provider for all of Brisbane City Council’s activities program for kitesurfing, windsurfing and standup paddling,
2/. All our instructors are fully qualified and insured (certificate of currency are shown to all students at the beginning of each lesson), ensuring you learn in the most efficient and safe manner,
3/. You get your money back from lessons as discount towards the purchase of equipment,
4/. We use the latest and most up to date equipment in the market in our lessons,
5/. We are located right on the beach and our support is on going everytime you come kiting at Sandgate, for the rest of your life! No other shops can give you the support we give you, right on the beach! And we do not go to other beaches where there is a shop already, to pester the local kiters and businesses,
6/. If for any reason your kite is down and needs to come into the workshop, we will lend you a kite so you do not lose any kiting time,
7/. We are open every day except Mondays and are always at hand to lend a hand, whether support questions, or to help launching/landing. Mondays we do not close, we invite all our customers to come hunt for wind with us up or down the coast,
8/. We have duty instructors every Saturday and Sunday on water to give you free help, from beginner’s tips, to advance tricks,
9/. Every Saturday and Sunday we have free BBQ for all our patrons at 12noon,
10/. Last Saturday each month we book out the cable ski park exclusive for our customers to practise their board skills,

Sandgate is the only beach you can reach by public transport, only half an hour train ride from the city. The beach here has cafes, fish and chips, free BBQ & showers. Environment is shallow, all sand bottom. It is the safest beach in Brisbane to practise kitesurfing. Where else to go but Sandgate, and learn with the best? Contact us today on 07-3137 0500 or email [email protected].