Well, no where is as gusty as BS on a north, imo. Especially if not out in the channel. When I think of the holes at the beach, I can't see wind "cleaning up" by going over land and trees.
I am pretty sure that the beach up around IRB and more north was probably pretty stable and Steve-O pretty much confirmed that.

The main problem we had at PaG was the holes in the wind, not so much true moment to moment gusts. It would blow good for 5 minutes, then..... wtf?
I rode the 15m without problems on top end, but in the lulls, I was actually underpowered.