THOR OUT HANGING TEN IN WINTER SWELL

THE Gold Coast is in for another spike in swell, just days after 2m surf closed beaches for two days and drew thousands of surfers to the city’s southern point breaks. Even Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth was out trading barrels with mate and former world tour surfer Luke Munro yesterday. Coastalwatch chief forecaster Ben Macartney said he expected a southerly swell to hit the Gold Coast by Monday, serving up solid 1.5m waves thanks to a storm in the Tasman Sea.

“There should be a southeasterly kick early next week,” he said.