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    Tag: Weather

    Sea Breezes – The Reason Nothing Much Good Happens After 8am

    Learn what a sea breeze is and how timing your swim before a sea breeze kicks in will result in better water surface conditions and a more enjoyable s…
    andre-slade
    Andre Slade 21 January 2021
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    How to read a surf report as an ocean swimmer

    Surf reports tend to be written for surfers, but as ocean swimmers, we can get everything we need from these reports to help us determine whether the …
    andre-slade
    Andre Slade 13 December 2020
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    Coriolis effect: When the water gets cold in summer

    Why can the ocean temperature in summer be 24 degrees one day, 18 the next? Well it's all got to do with the wind and something called the coriolis ef…
    rob-brander
    Rob Brander 7 November 2018
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    Are you a WAIF?

    When making decisions about whether or not it’s going to be a good day for an ocean swim, you're going to need to dig deeper than the weather app ic…
    andre-slade
    Andre Slade 5 December 2017
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    Why you shouldn’t swim after it’s rained

    Should you swim after it's rained? Learn how ocean water quality is affected by rain running off our streets accumulating nasties along the way.
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    Ken Meese 21 October 2017
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    Complete Eastside Radio surf safety interview series

    Sit back, grab a coffee and listen to OceanFit's owner Andre Slade discuss a range of surf safety topics with Dan from Eastside Radio.
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    OceanFit 3 March 2012
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