Cronulla has had everything over the last week-from 10 ft Voodoo to 2 ft onshore, high tide Australia Day chaos.
The water temp is as warm as it gets sitting almost at 23 degrees and we should soon have some decent sized waves to keep surfers busy.
The southerly that blew through last night has cooled things down a bit, but it is totally blown out and pretty small-there wasn't a surfer out this morning-but this wind will also keep the swell rolling along peaking at 4-6 ft on Friday, albeit with southerly and then strong easterlies blowing until Saturday.
The forecast shows all Saturday, Sunday and Monday will have some light north-west winds for the early and still have some size, so we have something to look forward to.
The 2021 Great Lakes Pro pres. by Surfers Rescue 24/7 - stop one on the Vissla NSW Pro Surf Series - will kickstart an action-packed year of pro surfing in Australia.
The elite four-day World Surf League (QS) 1000 rated event will form the first of four stops on the Vissla NSW Pro Surf Series and will take place in the Great Lakes from the 16 - 19 February 2021.
The four-event series will see three QS1000 rated events (Maroubra, Great Lakes and Port Stephens) and one men's and women's QS3000 (Central Coast).
In 2020, the WSL revealed a new format for 2021, which included creating distinct seasons between the QS (the regionalised development tier), the Challenger Series (the global battleground for Championship Tour qualification) and the Championship Tour (the world's best surfers competing for the World Title).
The new tour structure will provide a more streamlined and affordable career pathway for WSL athletes by allowing up-and-coming surfers to develop closer to home without financially overleveraging themselves.
Athletes will compete in their regional QS tour in hopes of qualifying for the Challenger Series (CS), and ultimately the Championship Tour, which will reduce the economic pressure on surfers and their sponsors and provide increased opportunities to celebrate local stars.