It's still looking like Lake Pacific this morning. The SSE swell is only flat to 1ft on the more open beaches. Light W winds early, that are forecast to go strong SSW later in the day with gale force winds and a rising swell tomorrow. The tide is high just before 7am, dropping to a low at 1pm. 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 a tiny bit bigger before the strong SSW 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.
An E swell of up to 1 metre, another great Autumn beach day. Take care. All major Sunshine Coast beaches will be patrolled by lifeguards from 7.30am untill 4.30 pm. Take care and follow any warning signs and follow any directions given by Lifeguards. Remember for your safety always swim only between the RED &YELLOW flags. Ensure you swim when Lifeguards and Lifesavers are on duty and don't swim after hours.
NO FLAGS = NO SWIM.
Wind (live):
W 8 knots Last updated: 24/05/2013 5:05:28 PM Maroochydore Aero
High tide:
6.47 am - 1.59 m 7.36 pm - 2.05 m
Low tide:
1.08 am - 0.38 m 12.58 pm - 0.1 m
Water temp:
23
c
Air temp:
22
c
UV index:
5
(moderate) Last updated: 24/05/2013 12:01:01 PM
Outlook:
Friday until midnight: Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, increasing
to 20 to 25 knots late morning. Winds becoming south to southwesterly 25 to 30
knots during the afternoon and evening. Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 2.2
metres in the afternoon and to 3 metres in the evening. Swell: South to
southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to around 2 metres by early evening.
Isolated showers, tending scattered during the day. Possible thunderstorms in
the south.
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