As Jeff Weatherall waited to be picked up from Kirra beach and carried into the large waves by a jet ski, he stated, “This is what we look forward to.” “This is the fifth day straight – I’ve done nothing but eat, sleep, surf and do it again.”
Surfers have been busy this week as they await Cyclone Alfred at Kirra Beach, which is well-known for its breakers.
Late Friday or, more likely, early Saturday morning is when the cyclone is predicted to make ashore as a category two system.
Landfall has been postponed from earlier forecasts because of its recent slowdown and “erratically” changing trajectory, according to meteorologists.
A category two system can have winds of high to 95 km/h near the center.
