We’re locked in a somewhat stationary synoptic pattern at the moment, thanks to a slow moving high pressure system setting up camp in the eastern Tasman Sea.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/05/01/plenty-swell
thermalben
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/29/easing-sly-swell
Craig
Monday, 29 April 2019
Not the most ideal winds over the coming period until the weekend. Easing levels of S'ly swell tomorrow ahead of a mix of building E'ly trade-swells.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/26/tricky-south
Craig
Friday, 26 April 2019
Tricky though fun pulses of S'ly swell more so from Sunday through Wednesday ahead of building E'ly trade-swell late week and other developments to our south.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/24/easing-ely-swell
Craig
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Easing levels of E'ly trade-swell over the coming days, though lingering into next week. New tricky S'ly swell pulse from the weekend but more so Sunday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/22/gradually-easing
thermalben
Monday, 22 April 2019
The E’ly flow responsible for our weekend’s E’ly swells has become smaller in size and contracted slightly to the north, into the Coral Sea. However, it’s still positioned favourably for SE Qld and Far Northern NSW. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/19/stacks-easterly
thermalben
Friday, 19 April 2019
The models have ever so slightly eased back the strength of the coastal ridge which means the E/SE flow shouldn’t be quite as strong, though it’ll be problematic at open beaches. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/17/cusp-extended-run
thermalben
Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Looks like a steady round of punchy trade swell ahead. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/15/increased-feast
thermalben
Monday, 15 April 2019
Our Easter swell is being generated by a broadening E’ly fetch atop a large, stationary Tasman high, that’s expected to remain slow moving inside our swell window up until the weekend. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/12/average-couple
thermalben
Friday, 12 April 2019
There’s been quite a few changes in the model guidance ever the last 48 hours: Thursday morning saw the Easter swell disappear completely.. this morning’s models jumped it back up to 6ft! More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/10/scrappy-surf
thermalben
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
We’ve got some favourable synoptic charts on the boil for next week, thanks to the interaction between a coastal trough, a large, stationary high in the Tasman Sea and a broad region of low pressure through the eastern Coral Sea into the Tropical South Pacific.
