Tiny surf gets a small boost as tradeswells start to develop over the weekend and into next weekPremium content for Swellnet Pro subscribers

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Steve Shearer (freeride76)

The outlook for next week is…….awesome if you are a kid or learning to surf. Day after day of small surf from the E and light winds. 

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adsi Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 12:41pm

Ahhh enough already can we get some decent bloody waves, im losing my mind over here.

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donweather Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 12:55pm

One of the worst starts to summer that I can remember for some time.

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adsi Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 1:03pm

Yeh it's horrendous. That south swell last week was super straight and didn't fill the cup. Normally at the least we get onshore points surf.
The next two weeks aren't really looking any better. WHERE ARE MY CYCLONE SWELLS!? Hahaha

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megzy151 Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 5:05pm

If not the fucking worst️️

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freeride76 Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 1:02pm

Usually sometime in Dec we get our first significant E swell of the season and by Jan 1 Tradewinds are reasonably well established.

So, I agree with that Don.

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scrotina Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 1:03pm

all those brand new boards for xmas still dry

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freeride76 Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 1:11pm

I have brand new board sitting unwaxed.

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adsi Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 1:57pm

Whatta ya get for the new board mate?

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freeride76 Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 3:51pm

Emery Haz Short.

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adsi Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 10:59am

Looks real nice, that tail is super pulled in!

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andy-mac Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 2:27pm

Yeah, Huey is really testing our patience!
Hope he gets something going soon!
Happy new year to one and all.....

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Roystein Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 2:33pm

Have a weeek with the fam at a location that will maximise this, looking forward to it

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thermalben Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 3:15pm

Incrementally bigger this morning but still slightly below enjoyable levels for me. But another cracking morning of snorkelling along the point! This is becoming a thing. Might join the local freedivers and start catching dinner.

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goofyfoot Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 4:31pm

What are you seeing Ben?

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thermalben Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 4:41pm

Big schools of fish! I'm a fishing kook so not quite sure what they are - probably bream and mullet, maybe some tailor - but also saw a big wobbegong and a couple of large rays (small ones on the sea floor, bigger ones gliding through the column).

Also keen to sniff around the ledges for rock lobster but it may be a little too sandy (ironically not sandy enough for surf potential).

Anyway, learning as I go, so are the kids too so it's pretty exciting for all of us.

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goofyfoot Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 6:26pm

Sounds like lots of fun.
Different world under there.

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Surfalot67 Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 5:51pm

Definite uptick in short period east swell on the southern GC this arvo. From 0 to 1.5-2'. Hopefully a few clean ones in the morning

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yodai Wednesday, 1 Jan 2025 at 7:11pm

One suspects when this wave drought finally breaks the GC points will be ridiculously overcrowded and locals will not be too welcoming of any out of towners
Chaos mayhem
Hopefully no rage

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Island Bay Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 8:08am

Big bonus this morning. Thank you

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JD 72 Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 9:12am

Fun ones on open beaches tweed coast just now. Thanks Huey 2-3ft

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greg-n.williams Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 9:23am

MY last surf was a week ago now in clean 2ft runners @ a local point on the 7ft softboard! Since then been diving everyday as it's been virtually flat with lite east/nor/easters. This mornning the wind has gone offshore buttttt still no real swell. Lots of tourists around so not really too worried about 2ft & under surf! Hopefully a few Coral Sea lows will provide some decent surf later this month when a few of our visitors have gone back to their locals.

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freeride76 Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 9:31am

Just a minor increase in winds into a lingering trough due E of Coolangatta has been enough to boost surf a notch into this morning - before the new moon morning tide killed it.

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Surfalot67 Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 11:03am

Winds all over the place this morning and the tide has killed any chance of a grovel

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Island Bay Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 11:20am

Just drove south a little for a coffee with the missus. 2(-3)ft waves on all the beaches

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thermalben Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 3:52pm

Jeez that was a struggle. 2-3ft sets but low energy, short period stuff and it wasn't suited to the board I was riding.

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Island Bay Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 4:17pm

Got the new Ben Webb out in some soft point waves. Happy man.

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Arnold Horshack Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 4:54pm

What did you get IB?
Dims and report, if you don't mind...

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Island Bay Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 6:19pm

SubVault 6’4 19 5/8 2 5/8

Got a taste of what it can do. FR's point, soft and short period, but a bit of fun. Shoulder-HH.

Board paddles well, but needs a little extra nudge on takeoff - just a little push. Doesn't skate flat like fat modern boards, but generates speed on rail. Locks in like a champ the harder you lay it on rail, and never skips out, just wants to carve.

Very promising, and I think this board will make me surf better and harder. Here's hoping.

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Arnold Horshack Thursday, 2 Jan 2025 at 9:04pm

Sweet!
Had a few off Greg but never Ben. Greg's boards were the most custom I've come across, like a blank canvas. Made you think about what you really wanted. Cheers

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freeride76 Friday, 3 Jan 2025 at 5:41am

Yep, Greg made my first custom- never forget it.

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brevil Friday, 3 Jan 2025 at 9:16am

fun but lacked some push. But we'll take it at this stage

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Craig Friday, 3 Jan 2025 at 9:45am

Fun this morning before the tide got to it. 2ft wedges.

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Island Bay Friday, 3 Jan 2025 at 1:52pm

Very fun 2-3ft beachie north of here, and bath warm clear water. Tide turn killed it.

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freeride76 Friday, 3 Jan 2025 at 2:14pm

Nice one IB-yeah that warm blue water makes up for a multitude of sins.