Overcast, smooth with tiny to flat conditions. The SSE swell is only flat to 1ft on the more open beaches. Light W winds early that are forecast to go SW to NW, then NNW later in the day. What tiny bit swell there is, is buried under a high tide with it dropping to a low at 11.30am. It's ripple riding only with a board with lots of volume on the more open beaches later on the dropping tide, with from Peregian to A Bay the pick as it is picking up a touch more of the S swell.
John Charlton spreads his time between the Gold & Sunshine Coasts. He’s been surfing this area for many a year and is totally in tune with all the different breaks and how the varying swell and wind patterns affect this wave plentiful region.
Wind (live):
N 12 knots Last updated: 22/05/2013 2:10:23 PM
High tide:
6.25 am - 3.06 m 7.22 pm - 3.27 m
Low tide:
1.09 am - 1.22 m 1.04 pm - 0.61 m
Water temp:
23
c
Air temp:
19
c
UV index:
5
(moderate) Last updated: 22/05/2013 12:00:51 PM
Outlook:
Wednesday until midnight: Winds: NW to SW 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15
knots during the late morning. Winds tending N to NW 10 to 15 knots during the
afternoon and increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening and reaching 20 to 25
knots at times offshore late evening Seas: 0.7 to 1.2 metres, increasing to 1.7
to 2.2 metres in the evening. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Rain areas
developing.
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