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CoastalWatch surf report: Swell 1-2ft ESE - Rating 3 - Winds 4kts - High Tide 07:51 am & 08:30 pm - Low Tide 02:15 am & 01:51 pm - The swell is still very small at 1-2ft max along the open stretches with a light W winds early. The winds will go NNW, then NNE later. Just very small ones all along the open beaches on high tide early, then try Sunshine, Yaroomba and Kawana later. Check out the latest Coastalwatch swell forecast and mountainwatch.com for the snow conditions. - N/NW winds at 10/15 knots increasing to 15/20 knots by late morning. Inshore afternoon N/NE sea breezes at 15 knots. Fine. - surf report thanks to CoastalWatch

local time Friday, July 30, 8:05 PM EST

What could be more special than a scenic flight over the Sunshine Coast? Chose from a 30 minute flight that will take you over Noosa, Mount Cooroy, Mount Ninderry and Sunshine Castle at Bli Bli, or a 1 hour flight that explores the Blackall Range, Glass House Mountains, Pumicestone Passage at Caloundra and then right along the coastline north to Noosa.

If you're keen to see the world heritage listed Fraser Island why not go by plane? The Fraser Island Explorer flight travels north along the Sunshine Coast beaches through to Fraser Island, then flies over its most popular lakes. Duration: approx 2 hours. The alternative is the Fraser Island Circumnavigator tour that flies over all of Fraser Island. Duration: approx 3 hours.

Whale watching (usually July - November) is available either totally by air, or fly to Hervey Bay and transfer to a high-speed catamaran that will cruise you to Platypus Bay to see the whales at close range. The return trip ex-Hervey Bay includes a scenic flight over Fraser Island.