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.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/30/another-flat-week-signs-life-next-week
freeride76
Monday, 30 January 2023
/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.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/25/tiny-surf-extending-the-weekend-and-next-week
freeride76
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
The synoptic pattern over and surrounding Australia still has a strong La Niña signature with troughy low pressure areas in the Tasman Sea and an active monsoon trough across Northern Australia. High pressure on the other side of New Zealand is cradling areas of low pressure aimed at NSW and SEQLD with the Coral Sea adjacent to the CQ swell window offering up very weak pressure gradients and swell generating winds.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/23/surf-easing-back-tiny-week
freeride76
Monday, 23 January 2023
A troughy pattern exists through the Coral Sea to Northern Tasman down to the South Coast with the remnants of TC 10P (named by JTWC but remained a cyclone for less than a day) drifting in a SW direction from out near New Caledonia as a weak sub-tropical low. A diffuse monsoon low in the Coral Sea remains weak and is expected to head back inland towards the North tropical coast this week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/20/small-fun-surf-tc-freddy-extends-over-the
freeride76
Friday, 20 January 2023
In the Coral Sea a depression on the end of the Monsoon Trough is organising with a high likelihood of forming a tropical cyclone (TC Freddy) - this is looking like a handy swell producer for the region although no real size is expected as the system weakens as the swell producing fetch moves into the swell window.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/18/rideable-surf-continues-the-weekend
freeride76
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
No great change to the outlook with plenty of rideable surf expected. High pressure remains anchored in places at Tasmanian latitudes with reinforcing cells maintaining a high pressure ridge along the QLD coast. Abutting this ridge is a series of monsoonal lows, which are enhancing windspeeds through the CQ swell window.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/16/lots-surf-ahead-tradewinds-and-monsoon
freeride76
Monday, 16 January 2023
No great change to the outlook with plenty of rideable surf expected. A high moving into the Tasman is bolstering tradewind flows in the Coral Sea and supplying plenty of surf in the 1-2ft range across CQ under mod/fresh SE winds.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/13/constant-tradewinds-weekend-maintain-steady
freeride76
Friday, 13 January 2023
Nothing complicated about the f/cast for CQ over the weekend and into next week. The Coral Sea proximate to CQ develops a 15-20knot tradewind coverage today and extending into next week and that will see a steady drumbeat of small, fun waves.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/11/tinyflat-week-slight-increase-weekend-and
freeride76
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
That will see a short/medium term pattern of onshore winds and small summer surf becoming established over the weekend as weak Tradewinds set up in the Coral Sea. Tradewinds next week and a monsoonal low suggest plenty of E swell.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/09/tinyflat-week-small-increase-weekend-and-lots
freeride76
Monday, 9 January 2023
We currently have a weak, troughy pattern in the Tasman Sea, with continuing instability across the tropics in the wake of an active, monsoon pattern. High pressure is expected to drift south of Tasmania this week, with a typical Summer wind pattern becoming established. Remnants of low pressure near New Zealand are offering up minor fetches out of Cook Strait (currently) and near the South Island which are outside the CQ swell window.
