2020 Christmas outlook
Tuesday 22/12 12
It's Christmas week, and we've packaged one final look at the coming holiday forecast.
Swellnet Analysis
East Coast Braces For Erosion From Sustained Swell Event
Thursday 10/12 106
With excellent sand on the pointbreaks but minimal protection at the erosion hotpsots, the coming swell will play havoc.
La Niña: Flicking the switch
Monday 07/12 31
With dry conditions and south swell for weeks, weather watchers may have wondered 'where art though La Niña?'
Never fear, here she comes.
Coffs Castaway
Friday 04/12 40
The Coffs Harbour wave buoy has gone adrift, but it reveals one of the great western boundary currents of the world.
XXL storm bearing down on Europe's western coasts
Sunday 25/10 96
A ridge of light wind will blow offshore at the same time a significant north-west swell strikes Nazare this week.
South Straddie: The Castle Made Of Sand
Tuesday 06/10 106
How a design conceived in a Dutch laboratory became one of Australia's greatest beachbreaks.
2020 vision: The surf outlook for the next three months
Tuesday 29/09 77
As La Niña continues to develop, we look at the surf outlook for the coming three months.
On the frequency of rogue waves
Tuesday 15/09 68
Just out of Carnarvon, the 'King Waves Kill' sign warns tourists of rogue waves around the Quobba Blowholes. But what are rogue waves and how frequent are they?
The winter that was - 2020
Thursday 03/09 55
Spring has sprung across most of the country, but before it fades from memory let's look back on the winter that was.
La Niña Alert
Thursday 20/08 41
This week, the Bureau of Meteorology forecast an increased likelihood of a La Niña event happening. What does it mean for surf prospects?
For Seeking Heat Capacity
Tuesday 18/08 53
Why water temperatures don't keep pace with the seasons.
Not so dry July
Wednesday 05/08 25
The Surf Coast was terrible, while the East Coast pumped. A look back at the synoptic setup through July.