STC Donna reached Cat 4 strength over the weekend, and was actually upgraded to Cat 5 this morning, with average wind speeds of 110kts and gusts to 140kts. That's about 260km/hr.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/05/08/standby-ne
thermalben
Monday, 8 May 2017
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/05/05/small-weekend-o
thermalben
Friday, 5 May 2017
Crikey - the long term surf forecast got a heck of a lot more difficult over the last few days.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/05/03/fun-weekend-surf
thermalben
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
We’ve got a complex weekend of waves but ultimately it’s looking pretty fun for SE Qld.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/05/01/average-surf
thermalben
Monday, 1 May 2017
This strengthening ridge looks very interesting for SE Qld surfers in the long term, thanks to a possible Tropical Cyclone that’s expected to form near Vanuatu around Thursday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/04/28/persistent-mixed
thermalben
Friday, 28 April 2017
The south swell currently on display across the region dropped rapidly across Southern NSW early this morning and we can expect a similar trend across our region into Saturday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/04/26/extended-period
thermalben
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
And that’s essentially it from our eastern swell window for the time being. A series of fronts will dominate the entire forecast period, and thus we’re looking at an extended period of south swell for the state.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/04/24/fresh-ely-swell
thermalben
Monday, 24 April 2017
Dawn on Tuesday morning may possibly see a ‘low point’ in size between swells, but by mid morning we should see the leading edge of this new E’ly swell that is expected to reach a peak late in the day or overnight.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/04/21/fun-weekend
thermalben
Friday, 21 April 2017
Over the weekend, a deepening surface trough south of Fiji is expected to form a nice easterly dip. This system looks like it’ll generate a nice flush of E’ly swell before it tracks into the swell shadow of New Zealand’s North Island (before re-intensifying and producing a large E’ly swell for the NZ East Coast mid-late next week).
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/04/19/fun-trade-swell
thermalben
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
This freshening trade flow will generate a building short range E/SE swell for the SE Qld and Far Northern NSW coasts.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/04/17/easing-ely-swells
thermalben
Monday, 17 April 2017
With this swell now the single source of energy in the water, it’d be quite possible to rock up and watch the surf for fifteen minutes and not see a single wave. So bear this in mind when choosing a populated lineup, as there won’t be many waves to go around.
