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
Float rigs and berley for winter garfish
Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more
Park the boat at sea in any conditions
Stay locked in when the wind is up
Carve a gybe without dropping off the foil
Cold water, clearer and full of calamari
Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board
Set up, structure, and lure action for YTK
Plan and execute drift dives in any current
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips
When and how to reef before the wind wins
How to find and catch KGW this winter
Technique and timing for overhead surf
Your first steps on a paddleboard, made easy
Gear, signals and pacing for diving after dark
Compress, look, and drive off the rail
Nail buoyancy and transform your diving
Scope, seabed, and staying put all night
Late winter clarity, and how to use it in August.
Read Sydney's radar for safe coastal trips
Clear your ears early to dive pain-free
Spend bottom-turn speed to get back to the pocket.
FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose
Swap edges through the flat, not with a flick.
Pressure systems steer every wind shift
Your guide to Bunbury coastal weather
Position better, catch more waves at any break
Build speed, then lift onto the foil
Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July
Find, read and catch salmon from shore
Finesse lure tactics for winter estuaries
Stay upwind on your kiteboard
Three points of contact beat balance every time
Where the wind scale came from
Stall a sloop safely when the wind builds
Small early pumps beat one big desperate heave.
Read the water and link open-ocean bumps
Highs, lows, fronts and isobars made simple
A 200-year-old scale still wins
Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time
Clip the lanyard on before the engine fires.
Reef before you need to, not after
Time the foam, not the face, off the sand.
Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up
Reef snorkelling kit and technique guide
The kite lifts you; standing up comes last.
Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it
Midships spring docking, phase by phase.
Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.
Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads
Estimate wind by sea and shore
Reduce sail before you wish you had
Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil
Spot the gutters and you have found the fish
Estuary flathead when the mercury drops
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean
Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot
The kite skill that saves sessions and riders
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North Head, NSW |
6 kn SSE |
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Little Bay, NSW |
4 kn SSW |
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Cronulla, NSW |
4 kn SSW |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Gabo Island, VIC |
26 kn NNE |
16° | ||
Most Windless in Australia |
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Parawa, SA |
Calm |
18° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Fitzroy Crossing, WA |
6 kn NE |
38° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Wellington, TAS |
9 kn WNW |
5° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Mount Stuart (Defence), QLD |
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