A persistent tradewind fetch is in the process of resetting with a less favourable wind alignment and easing swells.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/08/07/easing-tradewind-swells-becoming-tiny-week
freeride76
Monday, 7 August 2023
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/08/04/great-winter-waves-over-the-weekend
freeride76
Friday, 4 August 2023
No great change to the weekend f/cast. Current ASCAT (satellite windspeed) passes show a very healthy fetch of SE-E/SE tradewinds extending through the Central/Southern Coral Seas with plenty of fun E’ly tradewind swell expected over the weekend. Size in the 2-3ft range is expected and this should hold right through the weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/08/02/great-run-surf-now-beginning
freeride76
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
Rapidly building swells across the region as a major SE surge builds up the QLD Coast.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/07/31/another-round-really-fun-waves-week
freeride76
Monday, 31 July 2023
Once the dominant high enters the Tasman on Wed we’ll see a SE’ly to E'ly tradewind pattern start to establish through the Coral Sea, more typical of Summer, likely extending into the weekend with plenty of workable tradewind swell associated with it.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/07/28/easing-surf-over-the-weekend-great-outlook
freeride76
Friday, 28 July 2023
A large high sets up a very useful tradewind flow across the Central and Southern Coral Sea next week, generating a very handy tradewind swell for the sub-tropics through from Wed next week and into the weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/07/26/fun-surf-continues-easing-the-weekend
freeride76
Wednesday, 26 July 2023
We’ve still got a massive high pressure system (1037 hPa) moving over inland NSW, slowly weakening as it enters the Tasman Sea through tomorrow and over the weekend. The high has created a firm ridge up the QLD Coast and a broad swathe of fresh SE breezes to strong winds in the Coral Sea.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/07/24/downgraded-size-still-fun-surf-ahead
freeride76
Monday, 24 July 2023
We’ve got a monster high pressure (1037 hPa) sitting on the edge of the Bight and moving slowly eastwards, maintaining a firm ridge up most of the Eastern Seaboard. A pair of coastal troughs which were expected to form a large area of low pressure off the Capricorn Coast are weakening and moving northwards through the near term.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/07/21/another-round-great-surf-ahead-next-week
freeride76
Friday, 21 July 2023
We’re looking at a complex, dynamic week ahead with a strong high moving across from the Bight and a coastal trough moving up the Eastern Seaboard expected to form a broad surface low off the Fraser/K’gari coast
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/07/17/great-mid-winter-run-surf-continues-until-mid
freeride76
Monday, 17 July 2023
We’ve got a mobile pattern this week with high pressure over NSW slipping out into the Tasman, rebuilding the tradewind fetch in the Coral Sea and maintaining really fun surf across CQ.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/07/14/really-fun-surf-continues-next-week
freeride76
Friday, 14 July 2023
The blocking high has established quite a healthy trade flow through the Northern down to Central Coral Sea and extending out to New Caledonia. Current ASCAT (satellite windspeed) passes show a broad coverage of 20kt+ winds through this zone with CQ observations confirming 2-3ft surf.
