Simon,
Welcome to SEQld winter winds mate

I know it's frustrating when you see on Tuesday it's 25 knots, but really, that's too good to be true once the day arrives lol. Long range wind forecasts aren't always that accurate anyway.
For the winds I always go by SB, and these two links.
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ17500.txt www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ11270.html And for current wind obs, SB obs and also
www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ65117.html Goodwinds, and let's something shows on the weekend! Bring on 25 knots, I am dying to test 6.5 m

Elizabeth B - Wello Kiter