The surf is up at the Gold Coast with an intense low pressure system hovering off shore. The large swells and high tides mean that the car park has been closed at the Currumbin Surf Club – but you can still get a drink at the bar.
The locals say the wild weather is reminiscent of the 1960s and 1970s.
Currumbin Surf Life Saving Club, Sunday morning, December 30, 2007
With the rising sea levels it has made a casual walk along the beach treacherous in places.
There are serious surfers braving the high seas. This morning we watched four being pulled out each with a jet ski.
Yesterday I had to climb Cabarita point – or risk being washed away – not.
Jen in sarong with pink hat at Cabarita, Gold Coast, Australia, December 29, 2007
Anyway, best wishes to everyone for a happy New Year.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.
I like the ‘wild Cabarita woman’ look! Happy New Year!
Looks like fun. Happy New Year Jen, Neil, and Paul.
Happy New Year to all… I just arrived here (Gold Coast) after a leisurely drive up the coast to visit the kids cousins. Currumbin SLC is the place where normally I would have a drink – the “Alley” is where normally I build sandcastles.
Had a look there and it’s not pretty.
Coming in this afternoon I saw lots of low land under water just south of the border – Sleepy Hollow for one. I hear that however the weather/sea ain’t going to improve much over the next week or so – but it’s a bugger that the catchments north of Brissie have so far not got the same.
cheers
Arnost