Off to the Gold Coast

Waiting period for the Quiksilver Pro - Gold Coast begins on Friday, so a perfect time for us to highlight the breaks that the Top 45 will be calling home for the next couple of weeks. From the forecasts D'bah may have more to offer than Snapper, but here's our breakdown of both waves for you anyway.

"Snapper Rocks: The start point of the longest right-hand barrel machine on earth. The Snapper section gets more swell than Kirra, often delivering a hard-breaking take-off, leading to a makeable section and race-track. Can link up across Rainbow and Greenmount for record breaking shack time. Current is mad so get a wave quick and walk back up the beach. Advanced. Crowds? Ah Yeah!"

"Duranbah: Consistent, peaky L & R beach breaks up and down the beach due to sand deposited out of Tweed River mouth. Quite powerful and punchy with some shore dump. Best in 3-6ft SE swells. Very crowded with a heavy local scene. All standards. Consistent. If it's huge, you may see the Tweed Bar from here, outside rights and lefts way off-shore."

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