Gold & Sunshine Coast Report issued at 5.55am Saturday 11th May 2024

Weather Forecast: A trough is moving toward the coast from the west and there’s showers and rain ahead of and with it and it’s likely to cross the coast tonight or early tomorrow morning. So expect a partly cloudy morning, with cloud and showers and increasing this afternoon. The top temperature should be 23-24°

Wind Forecast: The approaching trough and associated showers and rain make it hard to accurately predict wind speed and direction. It’s 5-10kts S/SW this morning and is expected to be light and variable during the day

Swell: 1-1.2m E/SE on the open beaches. A bit smaller in the bays on the north side of headlands, particularly the inner bays at Noosa

Tides: Mooloolaba: Low @ 4.42am & 3.52pm … High @ 10.04am

Snapper Rocks: Low @ 4.48am & 3.49pm … High @ 10.20am

Best waves: With light S/SW early, look for waves on the points and the beach breaks. Given the uncertainty of the wind direction during the day, it hard to suggest where to surf later, but whatever the wind direction is, it should be light

Best Beaches: With a forecast of showers and rain increasing during the day, it’s not looking good for a day at the beach. If you are going, I’d suggest you do it this morning.  The bays on the north side of the headlands at Noosa, Mooloolaba, Burleigh, Kirra, Greenmount and Rainbow Bay will be the safest for a swim. There’s inshore holes and gutters along the open stretches of beach and any rips and sweep working around those features, will be enhanced as the water drains off the beach on the late morning to afternoon ebb tide, so swim in the patrolled areas marked by the red and yellow flags

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