The primary source of today’s strong swell has largely eased throughout our swell window, and is pulling away to the east.
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There’s plenty of swell ahead for the coming days.
After many months of persistent northerly winds and mainly small swells, we have a temporary break in the pattern.
The pendulum has swung, and we’ve got some good waves on the way later next week.
In Monday’s notes I wryly noted that the model guidance had forecast nine consecutive days of northerly winds for the Mid North Coast, up until next Tuesday.
Including today, we have nine consecutive days of northerlies forecast by the computer models across Northern NSW.
The trades have been inactive of late so we’re not expecting much new energy out of the east; a minor flow is developing south of New Caledonia today and we’ll see a small uptick into Sunday (ahead of slightly bigger surf early next week).
Small swells will pad out the rest of the working week. Though conditions should be workable with mainly light variable winds.
No major size is expected from this, but with three possible south swells in the water, plus a light variable wind outlook, surely we can’t go too wrong to finish the week?
The long range S/SE swell due across the Mid North Coast late Sunday should continue through Monday across all Northern NSW coasts and some south swell magnets in SE Qld.