Let’s not kid ourselves - the ‘little less size’ from the second solution is still much bigger than any easterly swell seen in these waters in several years. The first solution could result in a once-in-a-decade kind of swell event.
Primary tabs
Right now it looks like we’re potentialy in the middle of one of the longest spells of large E’ly swell in a very long time.
Could this be a record swell duration for a Tropical Cyclone? I’m not sure, but either way it’ll be worth celebrating.
Either way, we’ve got at least another week and half of great waves across the coast. So no whinging, y’hear?
You’ve got no excuses not to get wet at some point in the next week and a half.
These tropical developments discussed on Monday are throwing many a curveball.
I know your attention is elsewhere in the swell window, so let’s crack on and get straight to the point.
No major changes to the weekend forecast, though the models have slightly pulled back the consolidation of the Tasman Low - with a slightly narrower fetch of core winds - so I’m going to peg back my expectations just a little.
No real change to the forecast issued Monday, except for one slight adjustment to the timing - everything’s been shunted back a half day or so.
We have a dynamic period ahead and the end of the week through the weekend and even beyond looks mighty fine.