Read the Sky: Clouds and Weather
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean

How-to guides, tips and tricks
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean
Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more
Carve on the rail first, flip the sail last.
Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time
Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel
Why 5 m for 3 minutes ends every dive properly
Carve a gybe without dropping off the foil
Your guide to Bunbury coastal weather
Stall a sloop safely when the wind builds
Foil through the wind first, flip the wing last.
Gear, signals and pacing for diving after dark
VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips
When and how to reef before the wind wins
Park the boat at sea in any conditions
Finesse lure tactics for winter estuaries
Stay upwind on your kiteboard
Stop slapping the wake. Load the new rail early.
Small early pumps beat one big desperate heave.
Compress, look, and drive off the rail
Cross on slack or the first of the flood.
Position better, catch more waves at any break
Estimate wind by sea and shore
Your first steps on a paddleboard, made easy
Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads
Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot
Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.
The kite lifts you; standing up comes last.
Read the water and link open-ocean bumps
Find, read and catch salmon from shore
Midships spring docking, phase by phase.
The kite skill that saves sessions and riders
Three points of contact beat balance every time
Clear your ears early to dive pain-free
Spend bottom-turn speed to get back to the pocket.
Late winter clarity, and how to use it in August.
Clip the lanyard on before the engine fires.
Spot the gutters and you have found the fish
Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up
Swap edges through the flat, not with a flick.
Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it
Build speed, then lift onto the foil
Carve wide, stay low, ride out still flying.
Nail buoyancy and transform your diving
Reef before you need to, not after
Sail back on a close reach and stop, not run.
Pressure systems steer every wind shift
Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
Plan and execute drift dives in any current
Stay locked in when the wind is up
Highs, lows, fronts and isobars made simple
A preventer is not a vang. Know the difference.
Time the foam, not the face, off the sand.
Where the wind scale came from
Float rigs and berley for winter garfish
Hop a plastic over the lip on a run-out tide.
How to find and catch KGW this winter
Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil
Reduce sail before you wish you had
A 200-year-old scale still wins
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Lismore Airport, NSW |
Calm |
18° | ||
Casino, NSW |
Calm |
18° | ||
Evans Head, NSW |
2 kn SW |
20° | ||
Ballina (Coastal), NSW |
4 kn WNW |
20° | ||
Windiest in Australia |
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Kurnell, NSW |
21 kn ENE |
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Most Windless in Australia |
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Perth (Coastal), WA |
Calm |
16° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Marble Bar, WA |
7 kn WNW |
35° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Liawenee, TAS |
Calm |
3° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Groote Eylandt Airport, NT |
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M8 Slider nuts for Shinn Jackson board |
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