i'd like to start this thread for all of those that think a jinx is possible. think of it as a tribute. [}:)]
longterm -
i reckon this season is going to be a corker. windy as last season with some very big cyclones for us storm chasers. throw in a few ecl's also and we will have a blast.
bom says we are still in a la nina phase. soi is positive, so big chance of excellent trade winds this summer. (like last year) also looks like a good cyclone season, water temp in north qld are 26+deghttp://www.bom.gov.au/weather/qld/cyclone/seasonal/
short term -
next weekend (saturday) looks the goods with strong northerly winds. i am going for a cracker event. 
ok, i put my head out there now. 
Time for smaller gear then. I'm starting to get blown away on a 5.9 more often than not, and that's the smallest I have.
Importantly Gestalt what are next week's lotto numbers?
well mate, me and you both!
i'm getting an 80lt wave board for xmas and i think i need a 4.7 or smaller. today at wello i didn't go out.
i'm not buying the graphs from today. wello was smokin. windiest i have seen it in years. i' sure the guys will be talking about it tonight. i still have sand in my ears and eyes.
talk on the beach was 35-40 knot gusts. for a while there it was that strength for some time. as i left it was still pumping.
wello is the spot in a westerly.
yes it was windy.
I went out on a 4.5 at 9:30am and was overpowered. I left at about 1pm and it was windier than when I went out!
I measured a gust at 32knots on the beach but it was stronger further out in the water.
The most amazing thing was the guys rigging up 6m sails
^ hehe 5.9 for me, although I really needed a 5.0. 'Twas all I had.
I have never been so fast. I had one giant trip over the bars at full speed. One massive gust I was unhooked and the board was literally ripped from my hands and feet and went tumbling away. Gybes are coming along. All-in-all good fun.
I'd say 20-35kt
You going an 80L Justin? I'm just trying to figure out a size now.
I'm thinking 85 & 4.5 - 6.0. <sigh> then there's sails, masts...
Dear K.Rudd/Santa...
Justin you should have gone out, you would have had a great time on the 5m it did look worse than it was imo. There was twice when I was going upwind and got lifted out of the water thinking wow that was a gust.
I think the council should dump sand more often at wello, whenever they do it always cranks and the sand disappears.
might need to have some more kids. 
