Gnaraloo Station, one of Australia's best known surf spots and home to the legendary ‘Tombstones’ surf break, is up for sale.
The property is located on Western Australia’s Ningaloo coast and 150 kilometres north of Carnarvon, and has been listed for sale for the first time in 20 years at an asking price of around $17.5 million.
Gnaraloo covers a whopping 84,000 hectares, with 62 kilometres of beach, a homestead with over 30 cabins and homes and 1,500 goats as livestock.
O’Rourke Real Estate is overseeing the sale and Jarrad O’Rourke, the licensee and general manager, said even just a hint of the sale on social media saw him inundated with messages from prospective buyers.
Among those reaching out and expressing interest are professional surfers, expats and wealthy Australian families.
The current owner Paul Richardson purchased the Gnaraloo Station back in 2005 and O’Rourke says Richardson is now selling the site so he can to travel to Ireland more frequently to see his family.
“He doesn’t want somebody who’s going to come along and ruin the place, and try to make it a money maker and ruin the environment,” said O’Rourke.
“He’s looking for someone similar to himself, he’s protected the place for 20 years. He hasn’t tried to max it out in any means. He’s tried to manage around what he’s got.”
