Reading a Beach Break: Banks, Peaks, Channels
Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel

How-to guides, tips and tricks
Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
Carve a gybe without dropping off the foil
Gear, signals and pacing for diving after dark
Stay upwind on your kiteboard
Compress, look, and drive off the rail
Reef before you need to, not after
Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July
Spot the gutters and you have found the fish
Sail back on a close reach and stop, not run.
VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips
Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot
Swap edges through the flat, not with a flick.
The kite skill that saves sessions and riders
Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads
Float rigs and berley for winter garfish
Late winter clarity, and how to use it in August.
Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more
Where the wind scale came from
Small early pumps beat one big desperate heave.
Nail buoyancy and transform your diving
Midships spring docking, phase by phase.
The kite lifts you; standing up comes last.
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean
Hop a plastic over the lip on a run-out tide.
Estimate wind by sea and shore
Cross on slack or the first of the flood.
Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it
Highs, lows, fronts and isobars made simple
Finesse lure tactics for winter estuaries
Pressure systems steer every wind shift
Why 5 m for 3 minutes ends every dive properly
Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up
When and how to reef before the wind wins
Your first steps on a paddleboard, made easy
FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose
Carve on the rail first, flip the sail last.
Stay locked in when the wind is up
How to find and catch KGW this winter
Find, read and catch salmon from shore
Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil
Stop slapping the wake. Load the new rail early.
Spend bottom-turn speed to get back to the pocket.
A 200-year-old scale still wins
Clip the lanyard on before the engine fires.
Time the foam, not the face, off the sand.
Reduce sail before you wish you had
Build speed, then lift onto the foil
Your guide to Bunbury coastal weather
Foil through the wind first, flip the wing last.
Position better, catch more waves at any break
Stall a sloop safely when the wind builds
Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.
Park the boat at sea in any conditions
Read the water and link open-ocean bumps
Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time
Clear your ears early to dive pain-free
Plan and execute drift dives in any current
Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board
Three points of contact beat balance every time
Nearby |
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North Head, NSW |
9 kn NE |
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Little Bay, NSW |
8 kn NE |
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Cronulla, NSW |
17 kn ENE |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Cape Leeuwin, WA |
34 kn NW |
19° | ||
Most Windless in Australia |
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Mount Stuart (Defence), QLD |
Calm |
29° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Urandangi, QLD |
9 kn NNW |
39° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Hotham, VIC |
7 kn S |
9° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Bourke, NSW |
29.4 mm | |||
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