Jeez, it’s a tricky weekend to forecast for. The Forecaster Notes have a wide range of swell and winds to discuss.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/10/03/stacks-swell
thermalben
Wednesday, 3 October 2018
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/10/01/peaky-trade-swell
thermalben
Monday, 1 October 2018
It seems as if there’s a thousand inbound swell sources throughout the forecast period, and that my head may explode. But, let’s get on and into it.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/09/28/patchy-forecast
thermalben
Friday, 28 September 2018
Looking further afield, and we’ve got some interesting developments elsewhere, with deepening tropical activity south of Fiji broadening a surface trough through the north-eastern Tasman Sea through the first half of the week, forming an impressive E/NE fetch that’ll probably stretch way out into the South Pacific.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/09/26/tricky-improved
thermalben
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
We’ve got a complex outlook ahead, with tropical cyclones, long period southerly swells, sub-tropical lows and local troughs contributing swells of varying strength and sizes. Bring it on, eh?
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/09/24/plenty-swell
thermalben
Monday, 24 September 2018
We’ve got a multitude of small swell source inbound (long range E’ly, short range S/SE) but the most dominant swell trains over the coming days will be a series of overlapping southerly swells generated by strong, though poorly aligned frontal activity through the Southern Tasman Sea.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/09/21/lots-swell-ahead
thermalben
Friday, 21 September 2018
So, with three distinct swell trains in the water - none of which are being picked up very well by the global wave models - I reckon you’ll do pretty well at most open beaches.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/09/19/flag-next-few
thermalben
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Over the weekend, we’ll see a slow, steady undercurrent of long range E’ly swell generated by a broad subtropical low NE of New Zealand.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/09/17/not-great
thermalben
Monday, 17 September 2018
This morning is the pick of the forecast period as we’ll see inconsistent though building S’ly swell and early light winds. More details in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/09/14/wind-affected
thermalben
Friday, 14 September 2018
There's a couple of swell sources on the way but local winds look tricky.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/09/12/extended-period
thermalben
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
The models didn’t really pick up today's SE swell very well, but I think the guidance is pretty good for the next few days. And that is: nothing of any great interest.
