give us some surf info into how your local breaks work.

for us CQ surfers its tropical lows from december through to april with some epic surf days after the lows have past.
april through to late june ground swells from the south east.
and for the rest of the year SE wind generated swell.
our period of no waves is spring... a sad place to live if your into surfing.

but its not all bad, spring suits and steamers have no place here
and i forgot you wont find blue balls here
last part for tom

Currently living in NQ. Surfed for nearly fours hours yesterday on a SB at two separate breaks. Yes it was sloppy wind swell, but you cant be choosey. The swell is still increasing as the current low should come through here Thursday, so Friday morning should be as good as it gets in this neck of the woods when the wind will swing off shore.

cheers buck
hey mate how long does the swell stick around when the low passes.
and do you still get it when it goes down the coast.
also have you surfed the GB reef.

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buck0765 said..

Currently living in NQ. Surfed for nearly fours hours yesterday on a SB at two separate breaks. Yes it was sloppy wind swell, but you cant be choosey. The swell is still increasing as the current low should come through here Thursday, so Friday morning should be as good as it gets in this neck of the woods when the wind will swing off shore.

any sea bities

Beach breaks, points, bommies,reef breaks and river mouths it's all here and works on NE, SE and east swells and different wind directions. Crowds can be hectic in summer but the rest of the time it's pretty bloody good . 3/2 steamers in winter and springys ,short johns and boardies the rest of the time. Better more deserted places further south. The only thing we don't have are decent sand bottom point breaks but I can live with that.

That would be telling Weiry.

Anyway, the whole world knows about my local favourite. Working at the moment but slightly wind affected.

Have a good one.

ET.

Sunny Coast 2014:

Small and onshore.
Small and onshore.
Small and onshore.

MASSIVE and onshore.

Then all roads lead to Noosa, so drive for 45 minutes, fail to get a park, see how crowded it is, swear once again this is the last time you will do this, catch a glimpse of Jasdeking ripping through Little Cove , wind down the window and shout some abuse , turn around and drive home and wait for it to get small and onshore at the local beachie again.

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wavelength said..

Sunny Coast 2014:

Small and onshore.
Small and onshore.
Small and onshore.

MASSIVE and onshore.

Then all roads lead to Noosa, so drive for 45 minutes, fail to get a park, see how crowded it is, swear once again this is the last time you will do this, catch a glimpse of Jasdeking ripping through Little Cove, wind down the window and shout some abuse, turn around and drive home and wait for it to get small and onshore at the local beachie again.

That all sounds a bit sad

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smh said..

That all sounds a bit sad

Nah mate. Just trying to see the funny side and maybe not conveying it properly. There were some good beachies on the weekend and now the hols are over and this swell is rearranging some bad banks, the prospects are good.

We get pretty nice beachies my way,due to a seaway....then even better ones not far away.....has not been working for about a year I have started doing little trips down the coast a lot lately... just happy to get wet most days,good or bad

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weiry said..

cheers buck
hey mate how long does the swell stick around when the low passes.
and do you still get it when it goes down the coast.
also have you surfed the GB reef.

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laceys lane said..


any sea bities

Weiry,
Swell doesn't usually last too long even from a big blow, one or two days max. Usually though there's a couple of bumps a month to surf. I have a 666, LB and SB as it pays to cover all eventualities. Still looking for a good reef break on the GBR out the front, but probably need to chat to the local pro fisho's to see what's around. If I get the chance this week I'll take some snaps of the local and post.

Lacey,
Yes we have bities. Sold my kayak a few years ago when I saw the same croc two days in a row just inside the local creek where I used to paddle. I figure they can have the creek if I can have the beach. Box Jellies scare the sh@t out of me more that the bities. You cant see the little buggers so a stinger suit is a must. Bonus is that I have only ever seen one other surfer here before. In saying that there is a island close by that was packed on Monday with about 10 to 12 people out on every thing from clubbie boards to SBs. Super friendly vibe too as I just think that everyone is grateful just to be able to get a surf in

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smh said..

Beach breaks, points, bommies,reef breaks and river mouths it's all here and works on NE, SE and east swells and different wind directions. Crowds can be hectic in summer but the rest of the time it's pretty bloody good . 3/2 steamers in winter and springys ,short johns and boardies the rest of the time. Better more deserted places further south. The only thing we don't have are decent sand bottom point breaks but I can live with that.

Thought you were talking about where I live smh although we do not really have any river mouths and we do have a point. We also love southerly swells up this way. SE and E are the devil winds. When we get a solid NE cyclone swell the place lights up with reefs that can handle anything the ocean can throw at it. Its just a shame that we have not had many of late.

What they said^^^^^^^^^

What about lows down your way ..ted SP.. Our coast is affected by the highs in the great oz bight. 1028 and up its blowing its arse off with SE winds. If we get a low 500-1000 klm off us it's going off

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wavelength said..

Sunny Coast 2014:

Small and onshore.
Small and onshore.
Small and onshore.

MASSIVE and onshore.

Then all roads lead to Noosa, so drive for 45 minutes, fail to get a park, see how crowded it is, swear once again this is the last time you will do this, catch a glimpse of Jasdeking ripping through Little Cove , wind down the window and shout some abuse , turn around and drive home and wait for it to get small and onshore at the local beachie again.

ahhahaha

it wasn't me ...

SW swell...NW - W wind starts at 2 foot holds as big as you like works as the lows push up and works as the fark off as well...happy days

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weiry said..

What about lows down your way ..ted SP.. Our coast is affected by the highs in the great oz bight. 1028 and up its blowing its arse off with SE winds. If we get a low tel:500-1000 klm off us it's going off

Yeah, south or south east are our most common autumn and winter swell direction. Most of the good bigger swells will come from lows around 980hpa parked between Tassie and NZ. In winter we also get a lot of west or south west winds.

The photo below is a typical good south swell with cold westerly winds.

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weiry said..

What about lows down your way ..ted SP.. Our coast is affected by the highs in the great oz bight. 1028 and up its blowing its arse off with SE winds. If we get a low 500-1000 klm off us it's going off

We get east coast lows late Autumn early winter a bit when the cold air and still fairly warm sea temps. A few years back we had 4 east coast lows in the month of June. As winter gets on like SP said we get some good south swells.
SP I reckon I could take a guess at where that is

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smh said..

SP I reckon I could take a guess at where that is

3rd reef M would be mine

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Ted the Kiwi said..

smh said..

SP I reckon I could take a guess at where that is

3rd reef M would be mine

Was thinking the same Ted.

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SP said..

weiry said..

What about lows down your way ..ted SP.. Our coast is affected by the highs in the great oz bight. 1028 and up its blowing its arse off with SE winds. If we get a low tel:500-1000 klm off us it's going off

Yeah, south or south east are our most common autumn and winter swell direction. Most of the good bigger swells will come from lows around 980hpa parked between Tassie and NZ. In winter we also get a lot of west or south west winds.

The photo below is a typical good south swell with cold westerly winds.

When I saw that first photo I thought we must live round the corner from each other....