Hervey Bay Longtail tuna spanish and spotty mackerel feeding deep off Rooney Point and in Platypus Bay grassy sweetlip coral trout cod and blackall on the deep inshore reefs coral trout grunter bream and cod on the shallow reefs trevally off the Urangan Jetty dart whiting and grunter bream along the town beaches flathead at… Continue reading 25 Ja...

Wind: Gold Coast: Light SW/NW early becoming 10-15kts N/NE during the morning Sunshine Coast: Light Easterly becoming 10-15kts NE during the morning Swell: 1m E/NE early becoming NE during the day Tides: High 8am … Low 2.30pm Best waves: Gold Coast: It’s already too full on the points with the big incoming tide so look… Continue reading Gold & Sun...

One of the best things you can do regarding beach safety is learn to read the beach. It’s a good idea before you go down onto the beach to pause on higher ground and study the beach formations like sand banks and inshore gutters and look for any water movement in or around them. A… Continue reading Learn to Read the Beach The post Learn to Read th...

In the times before the internet mobile phones and surf cams surfers had to rely on being able to read and interpret weather charts to ascertain wind strength and direction and swell size and direction. Learning these skills and building a knowledge bank on the areas they mostly surfed in led to developing a formula… Continue reading The Surf & Be...

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Wind: Light NW/N early becoming 15kts N/NE during the morning and freshening to 20-25kts this afternoon Swell: 0.5-1m E/NE Tides: Low 2.45am & 4.15pm … High 9.45am Best waves: In NW/NE winds the best waves will be beach breaks on the south side of headlands and Southport Spit particularly this morning while the winds are… Continue reading Gold & S...

The annual barramundi closed season along Queensland’s east coast starts from midday 1st November to midday 1st February 2024 except in stocked impoundments. Hervey Bay Bar cod pearl perch snapper and jobfish in 200 metres spanish mackerel and trevally on the shoals east of Breaksea Spit grassy sweetlip coral trout and cod on the deep… Continue re...

Wind: Light NW/N early becoming 10-15kts N/NE during the morning and freshening to 15-20kts this afternoon Swell: 0.5-1m E/NE Tides: Low 2.45am & 4.15pm … High 9.45am Best waves: In NW/NE winds the best waves will be beach breaks on the south side of headlands and Southport Spit particularly this morning while the winds are… Continue reading Gold...

Issued at 5.30am Saturday 20th January 2024   Wind: Light NW/N early becoming 10-15kts N/NE during the morning and freshening to 15-20kts this afternoon Swell: 0.5-1m E/NE Tides: Low 2.45am & 4.15pm … High 9.45am Best waves: In NW/NE winds the best waves will be beach breaks on the south side of headlands and Southport… Continue reading Gold and S...

Description: From the Coastwatch Vault this great Sally Jenyns seafood BBQ with chilli jam recipe is easy to cook and tastes sensational. The post Seafood BBQ with Chilli Jam appeared first on Coastwatch.

Issued at 5.30am Saturday 20th January 2024 Wind: Light NW/N early becoming 10-15kts N/NE during the morning and freshening to 15-20kts this afternoon Swell: 0.5-1m E/NE Tides: Low 2.45am & 4.15pm … High 9.45am Best waves: In NW/NE winds the best waves will be beach breaks on the south side of headlands and Southport Spit … Continue reading Surf a...

Issued at 5.30am Saturday 20th January 2024 Wind: Light NW/N early becoming 10-15kts N/NE during the morning and freshening to 15-20kts this afternoon Swell: 0.5-1m E/NE Tides: Low 2.45am & 4.15pm … High 9.45am Best waves: In NW/NE winds the best waves will be beach breaks on the south side of headlands and Southport Spit … Continue reading Surf a...

Issued at 5.30am Saturday 20th January 2024   Wind: Light NW/N early becoming 10-15kts N/NE during the morning and freshening to 15-20kts this afternoon Swell: 0.5-1m E/NE Tides: Low 2.45am & 4.15pm … High 9.45am Best waves: In NW/NE winds the best waves will be beach breaks on the south side of headlands and Southport… Continue reading Surf and b...

Hervey Bay Bar cod pearl perch snapper and jobfish in 200 metres spanish mackerel and trevally on the shoals east of Breaksea Spit grassy sweetlip coral trout and cod on the deep inshore reefs coral trout blackall nannygai and cod on the shallow reefs spotty mackerel in Platypus Bay longtail and mack tuna throughout the… Continue reading Testing t...

The annual barramundi closed season along Queensland’s east coast starts from midday 1st November to midday 1st February 2024 except in stocked impoundments. Hervey Bay Bar cod pearl perch snapper and jobfish in 200 metres spanish mackerel and trevally on the shoals east of Breaksea Spit grassy sweetlip coral trout and cod on the deep… Continue re...

The annual barramundi closed season along Queensland’s east coast starts from midday 1st November to midday 1st February 2024 except in stocked impoundments. Hervey Bay Bar cod pearl perch snapper and jobfish in 200 metres spanish mackerel and trevally on the shoals east of Breaksea Spit grassy sweetlip coral trout and cod on the deep… Continue re...

*Wind: * Light NW/N early becoming 10-15kts N/NE during the morning and freshening to 15-20kts this afternoon *Swell: * 0.5-1m E/NE *Tides: * Low 2.45am & 4.15pm … High 9.45am *Best waves: * In NW/NE winds the best waves will be beach breaks on the south side of headlands and Southport Spit particularly this morning… Continue reading Coastwatch Su...

*Coastwatch Surf & Beach Report* *Issued at 5.30am Friday 15th December* *Wind:* Light NW/N early becoming 10-15kts N/NE during the morning and freshening to 15-20kts this afternoon *Swell:* 0.5-1m E/NE *Tides: * Low 2.45am & 4.15pm … High 9.45am *Best waves:* In NW/NE winds the best waves will be beach breaks on the south side… Continue reading C...

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