Surfing champion Mick Fanning back from holiday to save Kirra from cruise ship terminal

SURF champ Mick Fanning has jumped straight off a plane from his Thailand holiday and back into saving his "favourite wave in the world" from a cruise ship terminal.

Fanning posted photos of wife Karissa relaxing while they were in Thailand. Pic: Instagram.

THREE-time world surfing champion Mick Fanning has jumped straight off a plane from his Thailand holiday to push the campaign to save his "favourite wave in the world" from a cruise ship terminal.

Leda Holdings plans to build $2 billion cruise ship port, Ocean Terminal Project, near Kirra Beach at the southern end of the Gold Coast.

The Australian company says it already has Commonwealth approval for the project.

But thousands of locals have signed an online petition against the project, saying it will destroy local beaches and their lifestyle.

Instagram post by Mick Fanning during his holiday in Thailand with wife Karissa.

Fanning, who spent his grommet years surfing at Kirra, spoke out against the terminal today.

"My favourite wave in the world is Kirra and I'm not the only surfer that feels that way," he said.

"So when I heard about the proposed cruise ship terminal, my first thought was we're going to lose one of the greatest surf destinations on earth."

Fanning said that cruise ships would bring pollution, which would affect water quality and marine life.

He also said that public beach and coastal land would be taken away from the future generations to make room for the project.

"The more I looked into the proposed development, though, I realised we are at risk of losing so much more than the wave," Fanning said.

"This development is wrong on so many levels and I hope people that share my view make their voices heard and join the resistance."

The Gold Coast Ocean Terminal proposal that Fanning is trying to stop.

Fanning and fellow Australian surfing champion Joel Parkinson will take part in a "Paddle-Out" protest at North Kirra on January 19.

Fanning won the world championship in Hawaii last month following up titles he won in 2007 and 2009.

He has only just returned from a holiday in Thailand, with wife Karissa where he promised a week relaxing with no talk about surfing, swells or heats.

"Had the best week with my gorgeous wife and this epic view," he posted on Instagram.

Fanning posted photos of wife Karissa relaxing while they were in Thailand. Pic: Instagram.

Fanning posted this selfie with wife Karissa on holiday in Thailand. Pic: Instagram

Another post of the stunning surrounds where Fanning and wife Karissa holidayed. Pic: Instagram/Mick Fanning