The troughy pattern will see a weakening trade flow in the Coral Sea this week and while all eyes are on the tropics it’s looking like a continuing tease with an expected tropical depression or TC moving quite quickly SE through the swell window with limited surf potential.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/02/27/downgraded-surf-outlook-depressions-race-away
freeride76
Monday, 27 February 2023
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/02/24/ active-surf-period-extends-next-week
freeride76
Friday, 24 February 2023
No great changes to the weekend f/cast. High pressure is now moving SE towards the tip of the South Island, maintaining a SE-ESE trade flow in the Coral Sea. Tradewinds are being enhanced by an active monsoon trough extending from the Arafura Sea into the Coral Sea.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/02/22/ fun-small-waves-all-week
freeride76
Wednesday, 22 February 2023
Strong high pressure (1035 hPa) is now moving SE of Tasmania with an embedded trough along the advancing ridge ramping up wind speeds from the SSE-SE into the 20kts+ range. Conditions should settle as the high moves into the Tasman and weakens and the ridge relaxes through the end of the week. The high is augmenting an existing SE-ESE tradewind fetch through the Northern Tasman and Coral Seas and maintaining small E-SE swell.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/02/15/tiny-week-surfable-waves-expected-next-week
freeride76
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Weak pressure gradients in the Coral Sea are producing light winds and tiny surf for CQ, with a weak trough of low pressure now moving North of Fraser Is. and dissipating.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/02/13/not-much-offer-week-next-week-looks-more
freeride76
Monday, 13 February 2023
Northerly winds and easing swells are on offer this week with weak pressure gradients in the Coral Sea.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/02/10/easing-surf-tc-gabrielle-slides-se-away-cq
freeride76
Friday, 10 February 2023
Now that the low axis of TC Gabrielle has moved south of the CQ coast we’ll see diminishing swells.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/02/06/pumping-cyclone-swell-now-imminent
freeride76
Monday, 6 February 2023
A convective cloud mass between the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu is expected to consolidate and deepen into a tropical cyclone by mid week, tracking back into the Coral Sea towards the tropical QLD coast before recurving and drifting Southwards through the Coral Sea and eventually towards the North Island. Solid swell from this system is expected across most of the Eastern Seaboard.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/02/01/still-insipid-outlook-ahead -cq
freeride76
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
No change to the outlook this week with N’ly flow down the Coral Sea and tiny/flat surf expected.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/30/another-flat-week-signs-life-next-week
freeride76
Monday, 30 January 2023
We’ve got a troughy, unstable synoptic pattern on our hands with monsoonal clouds and moisture extending from the Top End dawn to a trough off the NSW South Coast. Through the Coral Sea a NW monsoonal flow is bending from the tropics to become more N’ly. The upshot is more more tiny/flat surf for the CQ coast this week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/27/still-nothing-significant-the-radar-tracking
freeride76
Friday, 27 January 2023
That's leading to continuing light winds in the Coral Sea and tiny surf. Models are suggesting a minor increase in SE swell tomorrow as the trade flow perks up just a notch but any increase will be very minor so keep expectations low with knee high waves expected at best. Maybe just surfable at exposed breaks.
