We’ve still got a strong round of extended south swell on the way for next week. However, the balance has been tipped a little.
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A broad ridge across the Coral Sea is retreating eastwards, and as this is the source of our current tradeswell, we will see a corresponding slow easing trend across the coast.
At this stage the swell trend looks like it’ll probably peak early - around Tuesday afternoon - and then slowly peter out over the coming days, but by incremental amounts each day
Today’s building southerly swell across Northern NSW will fade through Saturday but the early morning may produce some occasional 2-3ft sets at reliable, exposed south swell magnets between Byron Bay and Yamba.
Nothing of any major importance for the rest of the week.
It’s always tricky sitting down to write the first forecast after coming back from some time away from the synoptic charts.
Slow downward trend of an E'ly trade-swell, with pulses of S'ly groundswell for south of the border. Light offshore breezes each morning.
Good E'ly trade/groundswell tomorrow, easing back slowly through the weekend and further into next week ahead of one final long-range pulse. S'ly groundswell pulses also in the mix throughout the period. Good and clean each morning.
Building easterly trade-swell with light workable winds each morning. Pulses of southerly swell over the weekend.
The models have strengthened this system considerably since Wednesday’s notes, so the forecasts correspondingly been upgraded.