Gooday Sea Dragon,
I keep my boat in the tweed river and have crossed the bar many times.
Out going tide, and a max swell of 1.5-1.8m depends on your boat.
When I head up to southport I aim for a low somewhere around middle of the day, and then you have an in coming tide at the other end.
Enjoy the trip
Rick
Actually looking at the sea breeze forecast for Sunday doesn't look great with strong northerlies!
I watched the winds this morning,SE till 9am then it slowly swings around to the north
Sitting at anchor ATM,I'm off at first light
Dare say Dragon has his hands full at the moment
www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/qld4.asp
Nah,awoke at 3.45am and chickened out,woke again at 6.30 and still chickened out lol
Back to the mooring by 8am 
Jacobs Well will just have to wait another week 
It's been blowing 5 to 10 knots for the past 6 weeks in far North Queensland I have forgoten what wind feels like!
Select to expand quotesouthace said..
It's been blowing 5 to 10 knots for the past 6 weeks in far North Queensland I have forgoten what wind feels like!
Wanna swap
Got my fingers crossed for Sat.....stayed at girlfriends way to long,she's almost planning the wedding lol
Should be fine, tides not great, but Ive only got an 8hp diesel and motor about 4 knots. I tend to use a run out to get out of the river and then the run in at Gold Coast.
I had to motor up to coomera recently, and took me about an hour to go 2nm....against the tide
Have a good trip
Thanks mate
Got twin 9.9 Yammys,going to have them firing downstream around 10am. I'm praying right now the wind doesn't change. Having a beer handed to me every afternoon when I walk in the door is starting to annoy me lol
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Got my fingers crossed for Sat.....stayed at girlfriends way to long,she's almost planning the wedding lol
RUN...... or should I say sail 20 to 25 S SE turning 15 to 20 ESE. Have a good trip.
Select to expand quoteSeaDragon330 said..
Got my fingers crossed for Sat.....stayed at girlfriends way to long,she's almost planning the wedding lol
Happened to me about 22 years ago but I did not have the brains to get out in time!
Just got out of a 20yr stretch,not keen to get tangled up again lol
Trip went fine,25kt from the rear seen me surfing towards Soithport.Got circled by a pod of Dolphins before the Seaway. Sitting anchored behind Straddie now waiting for the tide to turn. Took me 2.5hrs from Tweed mooring to Southport Seaway. Having some lunch and a cool drink.
Head straight across the bay and behind wave break you will find The Grand Hotel and some nice seafood :)
Not sure what your plans are, but yes Jacobs Well is a nice spot to spend a few days. We spent a couple of days there just after Chrissy.
Then I think one of the best places up there was in behind Karragara...... Cold water shower behind the swimming enclosure, electric BBq,s, (and toilets) very well maintained. A quick dinghy ride, or ferry trip, across to macleay island, bottle shop, supermarket, reasonable counter meals....we spent about 4 days there, kids loved it, could have been longer!
Cheers
Rick
Arrived at 5pm,cracking the cold ones now :0)
Two hours from seaway to Jacobs. Ran over a gravel bank(I think) in the bloody channel to boot!...and cracked a rudder casing. Disconnected it and arrived on one...another job before its slipped. 
