We have a strong (1033hPa) high in the Tasman, with a deep E’ly flow through the Coral Sea feeding into a coastal trough along the QLD coast. That trough is drawing down plenty of tropical moisture in the deep onshore flow, and generating sizey, stormy E’ly swells for the sub-tropics.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2024/08/12/sizey-onshore-e
freeride76
Monday, 12 August 2024
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2024/08/09/large-stormy-e
freeride76
Friday, 9 August 2024
Most of the swell energy from this system will be aimed at sub-tropical targets, and we will see some real size from the E as winds feed into the trough. Unfortunately, with a straight onshore flow for the peak of the swell.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2024/08/07/few-small-options
freeride76
Wednesday, 7 August 2024
By Tues we see late summer style sizey E’ly swells from a fully developed sea state across the Coral Sea.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2024/08/05/quiet-week-ahead
freeride76
Monday, 5 August 2024
By Mon we’re expecting a deep E’ly flow to have established through our near South Pacific Island chains and extending into the Coral Sea, possibly with an embedded trough or E’ly dip through the Coral Sea.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2024/08/02/plenty-swell
Craig
Friday, 2 August 2024
Winds will slowly ease and improve over the coming days with plenty of swell still in the mix.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2024/07/31/large-surf-the-s
freeride76
Wednesday, 31 July 2024
No change to the outlook as a massive, slow moving low pressure system in the Tasman and strong high over Tasmania combine to fill the Tasman Sea with gales to strong gales, generating large swells.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2024/07/29/extended-run
Craig
Monday, 29 July 2024
The coming period will be windy, large and limited to selected spots.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2024/07/26/another-extended
freeride76
Friday, 26 July 2024
Gales to strong gales develop later Sun and o/night into Mon as a complex low forms in the Tasman. Multiple swell generating fetches are expected to form and sling shot around this huge, slow moving low gyre. Thus we can expect an extended period of large surf next week with embedded pulses from the S through S/SE-SE as the week goes on.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2024/07/24/upgrades-across
freeride76
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
With good model agreement now there’s high confidence we’ll see a major winter swell event next week as a slow moving low takes up occupancy in the Central Tasman leading to a highly energised stormy sea state over a majority of the Tasman Sea.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2024/07/22/minor-ely
freeride76
Monday, 22 July 2024
Following that we’ve got a spring like week ahead with only some minor E trade-swell to offer up some rideable waves.
