In summary: there’s nothing major on the cards for the foreseeable future. But, there will be waves most days with a moderate summer trade pattern expected to remain steady across our eastern swell window
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/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2016/03/07/generally-small
thermalben
Monday, 7 March 2016
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2016/03/04/small-ely-swell
thermalben
Friday, 4 March 2016
However, large swells are not a crucial ingredient for good surf in this neck of the woods - the key to scoring decent waves is to look for small bumps in swell energy, that coincide with periods of favourable winds
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2016/03/02/continuation
thermalben
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
These’ll be the shortest forecast notes in weeks, I tells ya.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2016/02/29/extended-run
thermalben
Monday, 29 February 2016
No major swells expected this week, and local winds will be variable tending onshore, so surface conditions won’t be terribly good.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2016/02/26/large-ely-swell
thermalben
Friday, 26 February 2016
We’re still on track for a very large E’ly pulse.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2016/02/24/large-large-large
thermalben
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
This will certainly be one of the biggest easterly groundswells in many years.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2016/02/22/several-large
thermalben
Monday, 22 February 2016
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.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2016/02/19/more-same-large
thermalben
Friday, 19 February 2016
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.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2016/02/17/easterly-swells
thermalben
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Could this be a record swell duration for a Tropical Cyclone? I’m not sure, but either way it’ll be worth celebrating.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2016/02/15/great-waves
thermalben
Monday, 15 February 2016
Either way, we’ve got at least another week and half of great waves across the coast. So no whinging, y’hear?
