Surfer Girl SALTY Gold Coast Qld Australia

Stephanie Gilmore drops in a SUP Stand up Paddle boarder Feb 2015 Snapper Rocks Gold Coast Australia Cyclone Swells and fun to be had at my home Snapper Rock Gold Coast QLD. Swell on the surf report was 4-6 ft. Water is warm and no wetsuit required. Only a wet shirt for sun protection. Definitely white for summer as the sun here on the Gold Coast is so strong. Any other colour and you will be too hot. Black for winter.  This is the first time I went to take photos of surfing, with my new toy a Nikon. As I'm short sighted I couldn't tell which girl surfer I had taken photos of. Wow I was surprised when I got home and realized it was Stephanie Gilmore the 6 x world champion womens's surfer.  Let me give you the run down of these pics. It was a big day. I surfed on the high tide where the waves are easy to take off and more forgiving. Then as lunchtime approached and low tide. I thought perfect I'll head to Snapper Rocks. It always amazes me how people can be in s

GOLD Coast QLD- Surf Rainbow Bow Bay and Snapper Rocks Greenmount Cyclone swell 3-6ft. 18-2-2015 Wed and 19-2-2015 Thurs  GOLD Coast Rainbow Bow Bay and Snapper Rocks Greenmount 18-2-2015 Wed and 19-2-2015 Thurs So I'm having a blast with my new Nikon 3200 camera with twin lens kit. The quality of the pics and the ease of use make it a joy. I'm shortsighted so I often don't know if I got photos of someone until I load them. Are you here? let me know if you see yourself. I can even email you the full sized photos. Just add a comment at the end! Thanks for dropping in, just don't do it in the surf. Love that Ocean! See you out in the surf! SALTY. surfergirlgoldcoast.blogspot.com/ SURF REPORT has been similar all week. Except today Cyclone Marsha is on its way. 3-5 ft   E @ 10 sec 17 kn   SSW 12 min ago Outgoing tide H 8:50 AM (1.8m) L 3:05 PM (-0.1m) 5:32 AM 6:27 PM 26° Water   SURF REPORT GOLD COAST by  John Charlton