The Gold Coast Bulletin

SURF FORECAST

- POWERED BY COASTALWAT­CH

SUMMARY

A consistent run of E tradewind swell continues all week; with a stronger rise into the 3 to 4ft+ range expected today. E swell peaks around 3 to 5ft on Thursday through early Friday, ahead of a smaller, reinforcin­g E pulse arriving over the weekend. A pattern of early light inshore winds tending moderate to strong ESE continues throughout the outlook period. Queensland’s long and shortrange swell windows remain under the influence of disparate tropical storms – and it’s clear both systems will perpetuate the current run easterly swell for some time to come.

TODAY

E tradewind swell steadily builds. Ranging from 2 to 4ft along exposed breaks early, building to 3 to 4ft+ during the afternoon. Wrapping in at lower levels inside the points and bays. WIND: Early light SW to SSW inshore, tending ESE 15 to 20 knots.

TOMORROW

Consistent ESE tradewind swell. Up to 3 to 5ft exposed breaks, wrapping at 2 to 4ft inside the points and bays with size depending on exposure. WIND: Early lighter SSW to SW inshore, tending ESE 15 to 20 knots.

FRIDAY

E swell ranging from 3 to 4ft along exposed breaks. Wrapping at 2 to 3ft along the points and inside the bays. WIND: Early light SW to SSW inshore, tending ESE 10 to 20 knots.

SATURDAY

Reinforcin­g E groundswel­l. Solid sets ranging from 3 to 4ft exposed breaks. Wrapping at 2 to 3ft+ inside the points and bays. WIND: Lighter SW to SSW inshore, tending SSE to 15 to 25 knots.

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