Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin

SURF FORECAST

POWERED BY COASTALWAT­CH

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SUMMARY

A slow building trend in E swell follows over the coming week; initially still small at 2 to 3ft on Saturday, up to 2 to 4ft on Sunday and speculativ­ely reaching solid 3 to 4ft plus levels by early Monday. There’s increasing confidence a significan­tly larger pulse of E groundswel­l will peak at 6 to 8ft+ levels on Wednesday and Thursday next week.

TODAY

ESE windswell ranging from

1 - 3ft exposed breaks, slowly building throughout the day. Wrapping at 1 to 2ft inside the points and bays with size depending on exposure WIND: Early light and variable tending light ESE 10 to 15 knots during the day, freshening into the afternoon.

TOMORROW

Slow rising E swell. Around 2 to 3ft+ early, building to 2 to 4ft during the afternoon. WIND: Early S tending ESE and freshening to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

MONDAY

Consistent ESE swell. Ranging from 3 to 5ft across exposed open breaks, building during the afternoon. Revisions likely as the week progresses. WIND: Early SSW inshore tending SE 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

TUESDAY

ESE swell 3 to 4ft+ exposed open beaches, easing marginally during the afternoon. Grading smaller inside the points and bays. WIND: Early inshore SSW tending SSE 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

WEDNESDAY

Rising E groundswel­l. Ranging from 3 to 5ft along exposed open beaches early, building towards 4 to 6ft+ during the afternoon and possibly bigger later. Wrapping at lower levels inside the points and bays with size depending on exposure. WIND: Early SSW 5 to 15 knots, tending SSE 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon. KEEP UP TO DATE: DOWNLOAD THE COASTALWAT­CH ‘SURF CHECK’ APP

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