I will be heading up to the Sunny Coast on the long weekend and am wondering what the waves are like up there atm. I only started kiting this season and can easily go up wind, do turns and have just started trying to jump (with not much luck). Will i be able to surf the waves up there? Any tips? (yes i have read the article on wave riding)

thanks in advance.

what about castaways? how big are the waves there atm? Clean?

What kind of wind would i need for my 07 9m Rebel? i am about 70kg..

At your skill level Caloundra Bar is not the place for you to learn to ride waves.

Rocky launch area and massive runout tides will make you nervous. Caloundra bar at the moment is really only suitable for confident, competent kiters.

Neill said...

hey felix, if the wind's up (S to NE) come up to maroochydore mouth, i'll be out there on my sonic

only works well on an outgoing tide though. also not a good place to drop your kite, so be careful. there is flat water inside, and waves out the back. i'll be up here fri, sat, mon probably. there might not be enough wind for your 9 though. you can fly the sonic if you're keen.

Anyone tried kiting around the north side of pinny yet?

oh and echo: yeah i have. there was a high tide there last weekend and you could cruise across from the river to the waves on the other side. it was pretty choppy but there were some more decent waves there than on the southern side for some reason

Not looking very windy at all now . Might not come up Neil...

hate to say it, but i told ya so

this whole long weekend is looking like it will be disgraceful for wind.

better luck next time.

bananaboy said...

Echostorm,
Good to hear your on the water again, mate give me a call if your heading down to the rivermouth. Just what wind graph are you guys reading...15-20 for sat&sun, and the swell is increasing, yeah your right.... stay home..I'll let you know after the weekend...

Not yet mate... had a meeting with the surgeon on tues and he said not until Feb. However, I might start on the surfboard without straps in a couple of weeks just cant go over any rough stuff or do any floaters ect... Feel really lucky though, he said when he did the op the muscle had already turned brown (dead) and he sewed it up regardless although expecting the amputation. 2 hrs later and I would have lost it for certain. If I was in nambour it would have been close to another week later... moral of the story, ffs get private cover as our public system is totally fuxed.

lol the graph is switching and changing by the minute - it won't become even close to accurate until 3 hours before anyway

cross our fingers for some wind on saturday

I'd say he was looking at the coastal waters forecast...

Southeast Coast Waters, Double Island Point to Point Danger:
Friday until midnight: SE/E winds 10/15 knots, increasing to 15/20 knots north of Cape Moreton during the evening. Inshore, lighter SW/SE winds early tending E/NE in the afternoon south of Cape Moreton. Seas 1.2 metres, rising to 1.7 metres north of Cape Moreton during the evening. A decreasing 1.5 metre E'ly swell. Isolated showers, mainly morning and evening.
Saturday: SE winds 15/20 knots, reaching 20/25 knots north of Cape Moreton. Lighter SW/SE winds inshore early. Seas 1.7 to 2.2 metres. Scattered showers.
Sunday: SE winds 15/20 knots, reaching 20/25 knots north of Cape Morton.

Surgeon was Bernard Tamba-Lebbie. I couldnt speak more highly of him.

Keep me posted on the wind situation up there...

come up tomorrow dude, the forecast has changed (again) and i have a good feeling that it should be all right. got out today for a few hours but you had to stay in the current, the wind was pretty light. the tide will start running in at 3.30 tomorrow so get out on the water before that

btw downwinders are gay, you won't have any fun until you can ride down the line, ride toeside both directions and feel confident looping the kite aggresively when on a wave. maroochy is a good place to practice.

Got out today at maroochy for the first time since the accident, just used the surfboard strapless so if I hit any sand I would just fall off without twisting or putting pressure on the leg. Actually was a lot less impact on my leg then I thought it would be... cant believe how much the river has changed. Thanks Bannaboy for the ride down there too.

Neil I should be there between 10 - 11 tomorrow.

there was wind all night which is a good sign, and the synoptic charts look promising!

happy kiting today guys, should be a sweet long weekend!