The cluster effect
Thursday 30/07 52
Why are we seeing back to back lows forming in the Tasman Sea this season?
Swellnet Analysis
Closing in on cyclone forecasts
Friday 24/07 10
The most powerful of all weather phenomena is also the most unpredictable, but scientists are improving cyclone forecasts, and surfers stand to benefit.
From west to east, the stage is set
Tuesday 07/07 44
A storm off Western Australia provides the pre-cursor for a low that's forecast to develop in the Tasman Sea next week.
Looking back on a great run of surf
Thursday 02/07 13
It's been a great six weeks of waves on the East Coast. We look at the setup responsible for the run of quality surf.
A fraction too much friction
Tuesday 30/06 34
Wondered why the winds at your local beach don't match those of your local weather station? It's often due to friction.
Analysis : La Nina watch
Thursday 25/06 40
The Bureau of Meteorology are on La Nina watch. If La Nina develops, what are the likely surf outcomes?
Bypassing The Pass
Friday 05/06 83
A rare build up of sand at Byron's best wave causes a surfer to look backwards and make a surprising discovery.
The Population Bomb
Thursday 21/05 281
Over the last two months, surfers got a taste of the future thanks to COVID-19.
An autumnal April
Thursday 07/05 59
For surfers in the southern states, this autumn has had the feel of a more classic.. autumn. Here's why.
The mystery of the missing skeleton
Friday 20/03 72
Imagine working within walking distance of Skeleton Bay and not even knowing it was there. That was the plight of Sven Seifritz who was stationed at Pelican Point in the 1980s.
A summer like no other
Tuesday 03/03 45
Things didn't seem quite right this summer: smoke-heavy days, heat, and relentless fire. A look back on the surf and conditions from the season just gone.