At NorthBreak we are targeting 100% self-sustainability.

We intend to use the benefits provided by our tropical location and take advantage of the fact the sun is ‘high’ in the sky for most of the year.

With solar panels onsite and innovative energy storage applications, supplemented with top-up power sourced from green energy, will minimise our carbon footprint. The technology selected for the wave pool allows for custom settings to minimise energy consumption.

Port Douglas has an annual rainfall of over 2m per annum, and the collection of stormwater runoff on site is more than enough to account for water loss from the wave pool and lagoons.

All of that storm water will be processed and purified onsite using ‘green’ energy, and stored for future lagoon and pool top-ups. Any wastewater generated on site will also be purified and used for watering of landscaped and revegetated areas which cover 40 % of the site.

David Imgraben, the Director of NorthBreak Developments Pty Ltd, has been a long term local and businessman in Port Douglas since arriving in 1987.

Another long term local, Gary Hunt from Hunt Design, has engaged the very best team of local master planners, architects, engineers, eco scientists, zoologists, botanists, town planners and economists to turn the vision into reality.

Highly experienced project and construction managers have been retained, and coupled with industry leading hotel consultants, means that we have the right team to deliver a stunning new tourism attraction to the region. 

Wave pools are a global phenomenon right now. The sport of surfing is growing massively.

In 2014, video emerged of Kelly Slater carving up a 2 meter high wave at his new ‘Surf Ranch’, located inland 100 miles from the ocean. This was the catalyst for a major boom in creating the best artificial waves. The ability to create waves on demand, and be in control of wave height, shape and frequency opens up all sorts of opportunities.

We believe that there has been a need for a new tourist attraction or activity in Port Douglas to complement the Reef and Rainforest which have been the primary attractants. 

Something that won’t take from the mouths of existing operators, but rather a new reason to visit the Village and actually complement the current tourism industry . 

Something that will be an attraction during our northern summer, to boost tourism when it traditionally dwindles in our hot and wet months, when the beaches can’t be used for water activities due to marine stingers.

Currently there are no recognised surf breaks in tropical Australia. 

The ability to surf all year round in board shorts or bikini will be a compelling reason to visit NorthBreak Port Douglas. Interestingly here are more recreational surfers in Australia than players in all football codes put together. 

In 2019, almost 2 million Aussies traveled to Bali, and many of those would have been escaping our Aussie winter with a desire to surf in boardies or bikini’s. 

Soon they will have an opportunity to do just that at Northbreak Port Douglas.

After analysing many alternative locations the expert consultancy team selected a degraded cane farm on the southern side of the Mowbray River between the Captain Cook Highway and the coast.

It is outside the future urban expansion plan for Port Douglas, and therefore will not be disturbing future or current local residents, as a result of light or noise pollution from functions or evening surf sessions. Furthermore this location will not generate any increased traffic or bus activity in quiet residential areas.

Importantly, the location will complement the Northern end of the Wangetti Trail, appealing to mountain bikers and hikers seeking that “adventure“ tourism experience.

The planning application has been submitted to the approval authorities and is currently under assessment.

Depending upon how long is required for this process, and the outcomes of the authority’s studies, will determine when we can start on site.  We are hopeful for a start in the last quarter of this year with first waves rolling later in 2022.