An inland trough eventually clears the coast later Tues or Wed and the broad E’ly infeed into the trough transforms a typical but out of season tradewind fetch into a more broadscale “trough block” feature which will send swell to most of the Eastern Seaboard.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/07/08/fun-waves-persist-the-weekend
freeride76
Monday, 8 July 2024
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/07/05/extended-run-small-fun-waves-ahead
freeride76
Friday, 5 July 2024
A small trough of low pressure in the Coral Sea is moving north and the broad fetch aimed at CQ will maintain coverage in the Coral Sea so expect plenty of fun surf over the weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/07/03/extended-run-surf-ahead
freeride76
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
High pressure moves into the Tasman next week, setting up a broad E’ly flow, initially in the Coral Sea and then extending into the South pacific and Northern Tasman.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/07/01/extended-surf-pattern-ahead
freeride76
Monday, 1 July 2024
The synoptic pattern looks unseasonal with a huge, slow moving high in the Bight, expected to be reinforced by another cell to create a blocking pattern below the continent and maintain a long lasting ridge up the Eastern Seaboard this week with a healthy trade flow developing in the Coral Sea later this weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/06/26/tiny-waves-just-rideable-continue
freeride76
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
There’s just enough strength in the Coral Sea trade fetch to supply some small/tiny waves on low tides into the weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/06/24/couple-just-rideable-days-ahead
freeride76
Monday, 24 June 2024
A sub-tropical low north of the North Island scooted away to the SE over the weekend and as a result the long range E/SE swell is likely to be closer to 1-2ft than 3ft with just the occ bigger set across open Burnett coast exposures.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/06/21/small-rideable-mid-next-week
freeride76
Friday, 21 June 2024
As mentioned on Wed, we should see the extended flat spell broken next week, not in spectacular fashion, but with some small, rideable days. A trough may develop in the Coral Sea, focussing E/NE winds into it, and supplying CQ with some small rideable surf.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/06/19/small-windows-opportunity-ahead-next-week
freeride76
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Models are also suggesting a deep sub-tropical low in Tongan longitudes right on the edge of the swell window (see below), which looks to supply some long period E/SE swell through Wed into Fri.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/06/17/winter-flat-spell continues
freeride76
Monday, 17 June 2024
No change to the outlook with low pressure in the Tasman and no swell generating winds for CQ.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/06/12/winter-flat-spell-continues-through-next-week
freeride76
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
The result will be tiny/flat surf for the CQ coast into the weekend and all of next week under current modelling.
