QLD Coast in Winter: Dry Season Tactics
The best sailing window on Australia's east coast

How-to guides, tips and tricks
The best sailing window on Australia's east coast
How to find and catch surf salmon in winter
VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips
Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it
Reef before you need to, not after
How the Yarrawonga radar works for boaters
Spot the gutters and you have found the fish
Reef snorkelling kit and technique guide
Use golden hours to fish smarter in Australia
Clear your ears early to dive pain-free
Scope, seabed, and staying put all night
Set up, structure, and lure action for YTK
Read gutters, rig ganged hooks, fish low light
Track Hunter Coast weather using Newcastle radar
The kite skill that saves sessions and riders
Target jewfish using tide and structure
Compress, look, and drive off the rail
Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.
Read the water and link open-ocean bumps
Pressure systems steer every wind shift
Reduce sail before you wish you had
Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time
Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil
Cold water, clearer and full of calamari
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean
Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads
Wollongong's coastal conditions explained
Your first steps on a paddleboard, made easy
Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot
Build speed, then lift onto the foil
Estuary flathead when the mercury drops
Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July
Highs, lows, fronts and isobars made simple
FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose
Plan and execute drift dives in any current
Nail buoyancy and transform your diving
Finesse lure tactics for winter estuaries
Find, read and catch salmon from shore
Track Moreton Bay storms using Brisbane radar
Read Sydney's radar for safe coastal trips
Position better, catch more waves at any break
Gear, signals and pacing for diving after dark
When and how to reef before the wind wins
Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more
Stay locked in when the wind is up
How to find and catch KGW this winter
Best visibility of the year starts right now
Stay upwind on your kiteboard
Where the wind scale came from
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
Technique and timing for overhead surf
Your guide to Bunbury coastal weather
Float rigs and berley for winter garfish
Estimate wind by sea and shore
Park the boat at sea in any conditions
Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board
A 200-year-old scale still wins
A visitor's guide to Sydney's coast in June–August
Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel
Decode radar colours and storm cells
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North Head, NSW |
4 kn W |
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Little Bay, NSW |
4 kn WNW |
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Cronulla, NSW |
4 kn NW |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Maatsuyker Island, TAS |
39 kn NW |
9° | ||
Most Windless in Australia |
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Bunbury (Coastal), WA |
Calm |
8° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Cocos Island, WA |
9 kn E |
26° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Perisher Valley, NSW |
Calm |
-2° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Mount Read, TAS |
13.4 mm | |||
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