Unfortunately most of the SSE swell is sliding past the coast and it's small and clean in the 1-2ft range on the more open beaches, up to 1ft the S corners. The winds are fresh SSW early and are forecast to go S later. The tide is on the way out to a low just before 11am, coming back in to a high at 5.45pm. Most of the S swell is offshore, just some small ones along the open E facing beachies with more size from Coolum to A Bay before the strong S winds get up.
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):
E 7 knots Last updated: 20/06/2013 4:40:28 PM
High tide:
6.00 am - 2.82 m 7.12 pm - 3.29 m
Low tide:
1.01 am - 1.27 m 12.40 pm - 0.53 m
Water temp:
22
c
Air temp:
20
c
UV index:
4
(moderate) Last updated: 20/06/2013 12:00:46 PM
Outlook:
Thursday until midnight: Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20
knots during the morning or afternoon and to 10 to 15 knots by the evening.
Seas: 1.7 to 2.2 metres, decreasing to 1.2 metres in the evening. Swell:
Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres. Isolated showers increasing in the evening.
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