Why the Beaufort Scale Still Beats the Gadget
A 200-year-old scale still wins

How-to guides, tips and tricks
A 200-year-old scale still wins
Reef snorkelling kit and technique guide
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
Carve a gybe without dropping off the foil
The kite skill that saves sessions and riders
Scope, seabed, and staying put all night
Read the water and link open-ocean bumps
Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board
Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads
Read Sydney's radar for safe coastal trips
Time the foam, not the face, off the sand.
Spot the gutters and you have found the fish
Compress, look, and drive off the rail
Find, read and catch salmon from shore
Plan and execute drift dives in any current
Late winter clarity, and how to use it in August.
Estuary flathead when the mercury drops
Build speed, then lift onto the foil
Nail buoyancy and transform your diving
Stay locked in when the wind is up
Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July
Park the boat at sea in any conditions
Highs, lows, fronts and isobars made simple
Gear, signals and pacing for diving after dark
Small early pumps beat one big desperate heave.
Clear your ears early to dive pain-free
Estimate wind by sea and shore
Best visibility of the year starts right now
Reduce sail before you wish you had
Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time
Set up, structure, and lure action for YTK
Where the wind scale came from
Technique and timing for overhead surf
Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel
Stall a sloop safely when the wind builds
Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot
Float rigs and berley for winter garfish
When and how to reef before the wind wins
Cold water, clearer and full of calamari
The best sailing window on Australia's east coast
Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it
FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose
VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips
Reef before you need to, not after
Finesse lure tactics for winter estuaries
Position better, catch more waves at any break
Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more
Midships spring docking, phase by phase.
How to find and catch KGW this winter
Swap edges through the flat, not with a flick.
Your first steps on a paddleboard, made easy
Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil
Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up
Stay upwind on your kiteboard
Wollongong's coastal conditions explained
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean
Three points of contact beat balance every time
Pressure systems steer every wind shift
Your guide to Bunbury coastal weather
Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.
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Inner Beacon, QLD |
13 kn S |
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Redland (Alexandra Hills), QLD |
7 kn SSW |
18° | ||
Hope Banks Beacon, QLD |
14 kn SSE |
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Gold Coast Seaway, QLD |
11 kn SSE |
21° | ||
Manly, QLD |
12 kn SE |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Maatsuyker Island, TAS |
34 kn NW |
10° | ||
Most Windless in Australia |
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Port Hedland, WA |
Calm |
23° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Oenpelli Airport, NT |
9 kn E |
31° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Read, TAS |
8 kn SW |
4° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Warburton, WA |
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