High pressure is moving into the Tasman, strengthening as it drifts towards New Zealand, where it is expected to become a dominant “flat topped” feature, reinforced by subsequent high pressure moving into the Tasman. We’ll see a long E’ly fetch develop through the South Pacific slot through the end of this week into the Coral Sea, enhanced by a trough of low pressure near New Caledonia which is attached to a still active monsoon trough.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/09/extended-run-surf-ahead
freeride76
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/07/fun-waves-developing-week-and-extending-over
freeride76
Monday, 7 April 2025
High pressure is moving into the Tasman tomorrow in the wake of a front with a weak tradewind fetch and SE surge developing.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/02/tinyflat-week-signs-life-end-next-week
freeride76
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
Nothing of any interest this week with weak pressure gradients in the Coral Sea and tiny/flat surf.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/03/28/tinyflat-week
freeride76
Friday, 28 March 2025
Mon Update- no change to outlook, tiny/flat this week as Tasman low dominates the space.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/03/26/couple-fun-surf-days-swell-tap-turns
freeride76
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
We’ll see a couple of fun days of surf from the initial tradewind fetch feeding into the trough for CQ.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/03/21/small-just-rideable-surf-builds-next-week
freeride76
Friday, 21 March 2025
High pressure will be in the Tasman next week with ridge along the sub-tropics and a tradewind fetch enhanced by a long monsoon trough extending from the Indian Ocean across the north of the continent out to the South Pacific Island chains.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/03/14/small-fun-waves-low-tide-bump-little-over-the
freeride76
Friday, 14 March 2025
Weak high pressure is in the Tasman with a modest tradewind fetch in the Coral Sea with another weak high moving into the Tasman in it’s wake. Trades perk up today into tomorrow suggesting a small bump in size over the weekend into Mon before easing early next week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/03/12/few-small-waves-about-low-tides
freeride76
Wednesday, 12 March 2025
We should see fun waves up to the weekend, easing into early next week before rebuilding on the back of a SE surge Wed next week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/03/10/small-swells-easing-then becoming-surfable
freeride76
Monday, 10 March 2025
High pressure drifts more NE into the Tasman with a weak trade flow sitting in the Central Coral Sea through the mid to end of this week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/03/07/tiny-swells-becoming-surfable-next-week
freeride76
Friday, 7 March 2025
Anywhere north of the cyclone, especially north of Fraser (K’gari) will see vastly reduced surf.
