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Issue No. 214ThursdaySunshine Coast, QLD

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The surf, the tides and what is biting, in your inbox before the kettle boils. Written at dawn, read by 5am starters.

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Southerly swinging north-east by lunch: the window is 6am to 9am.

First light hits 5:52am and the banks at Currimundi are holding shape from Tuesday's swell. 2 to 3 foot early on the pushing tide, cleanest before the wind swings.

Surf: 2 to 3 ft, NE wind by 11am6 breaks rated
Tides: high 7:44am, low 1:58pmfull table inside
Fishing: whiting on the flats, jew after dark3 spots named

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