Lunchtime Update.... Forget it with a light NNE sea breeze up now and most of the SSE swell missing the coast and tracking past offshore, it is almost dead flat, only in the 1ft range. The tide is coming back into a high at 4.40pm. It's ripple riding again today with the Tweed Coast, D'bah, the far N end beachies and TOS picking up a touch more of the S swell, but take a board with lots of foam, but it hardly worth the effort.
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.
The NSW lifesaving patrol season ended on Sunday 28 April, however Salt Resort main beach is still patrolled by lifeguards 7 days a week. Byron Main Beach will be patrolled by lifeguards 7 days a week until 9 June, 2013.
Please do not take any risks during the off-season period. No Flags = No Swim! The majority of beach patrols will again commence on the first day of the September School Holidays.
For more information on lifesaving patrol times and beach/rock fishing safety tips, please visit the Surf Life Saving Australia Beachsafe website at www.beachsafe.org.au
Wind (live):
N 10 knots Last updated: 20/05/2013 1:05:27 PM Coolangatta Airport
High tide:
3.38 am - 1.32 m 4.41 pm - 1.27 m
Low tide:
10.05 am - 0.3 m 10.29 pm - 0.48 m
Water temp:
23
c
Air temp:
22
c
UV index:
5
(moderate) Last updated: 20/05/2013 12:00:27 PM
Outlook:
Monday until midnight: Winds: SW 10 to 15 knots, becoming variable 5 to 10
knots during the afternoon and evening. Seas: 1.2 metres, decreasing to 0.7
metres in the afternoon. Swell: S'ly 1.5 metres offshore.
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