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Coastalwatch predicts big things for the Quiksilver Pro presented by LG
Coastalwatch is proud to announce it is the official surf forecaster for the upcoming Quiksilver and Roxy Pro’s presented by LG, the opening events on the 2008 Association of Surfing Professional (ASP) Men’s and Women’s World Tours.
Quiksilver Pro.
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Official Quiksilver Pro presented by LG forecast: Monday March 3, 2008
S swell once again came in below expectations on Sunday, remaining constant at to two to three feet at Snapper throughout the day along with SSE winds holding around 20 knots plus...
Full forecast.
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Deriving forecasts for the Quiksilver Pro
Forecasting for a single location such as Snapper Rocks is in one sense a simplified version of the larger task of giving a broader overview of what’s likely to occur over the entire region.
Forecasting for the Quiksilver Pro.
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Latest Video Highlights
Checkout the latest action from the Quiksilver Pro presented by LG
Video highlights.
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Superbank SWAN model
Nearshore SWAN models for Australia accurately forecast the way swells will wrap into specific parts of the coast.
Superbank SWAN model
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ANNA Nearshore Forecast
ANNA is the nearshore predictive wave model designed by Coastalwatch and Griffith Uni. ANNA provides highly accurate wave height predictions for individual beaches.
ANNA Nearshore Forecast.
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NOAA Swell Animations
Track the predicted swell along the East Coast with these visual animations
East Coast NOAA swell animations.
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NOAA Virtual Buoys
easy to read bar graphs of predicted swell direction & period for the Gold Coast based on the NOAA prediction models
Gold Coast Virtual Buoys.
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BOM Synoptic
Take a look at the current and predicted synoptic conditions for the nation on the
National synoptic charts
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Radar
Watch for bad weather and storms with the latest image from the Bureau of Meteorology's
Brisbane Radar.
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Sea Surface Temperature
Boardshorts or wettie? Check the latest water temperature data for the Coral Sea and Queensland coast.
QLD sea surface temperatures.
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The state of sand at Snapper - February 20, 2008
A solid E swell in the 6ft range is hitting the site of the Quiksilver Pro as a low pressure system makes it way past the coast.
Snapper report.
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The state of sand at Snapper - February 14, 2008
The intense low pressure system that produced great waves in early January removed most of the sand from the point and take off zone at Snapper.
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Wave models for surf forecasting in SE QLD
Southeast Queensland is exposed to swell from a variety of sources. Darrell Strauss explains how wave models are used to predict these swells.
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The Superbank's shifting sands
Coastalwatch oceanographer Darrell Strauss explains the complex processes at play that impact on the state of the famed sandbank.
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