Big swells set to continue as temperatures hot up in southeast
It’s not only the swells on the rise in southeast Queensland this weekend, it’s the mercury too. CURRENT TEMPERATURES
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Forget Big Wednesday – it was Frothing Friday on the Gold Coast yesterday as big swells turned the entire Glitter Strip into a surfer’s paradise.
And the southeast is set for a weekend of more wild waves and even warmer weather.
Lifeguards closed the Coast’s northern beaches because of treacherous conditions yesterday, but hundreds of boardriders packed the southern point breaks to lap up perfect 2m waves whipped up by ex-Cyclone Lucas.
Rainbow Bay, Greenmount and Kirra were the pick spots as surfers slotted into booming barrels, thrilling spectators gathered on headlands and beaches.
Currumbin Alley and Burleigh Heads also served up some choice waves as surfers made the most of some of the best conditions seen in months.
The solid swell is expected to hang in today before easing slightly tomorrow.
Temperatures in the southeast are forecast to rise over the weekend, with a maximum of 32C in Brisbane today and 33C tomorrow.
Showers and slightly cooler weather is predicted for the early part of the week.
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