A summer style pattern is seeing tropical moisture dragged down the East coast by a trough and deep E/NE-NE flow from a large high in the Tasman, generating large swells for Central QLD.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/08/14/pumping-surf-easing-the-weekend
freeride76
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/08/12/solid-onshore-surf-good-part-week
freeride76
Monday, 12 August 2024
We have a strong (1033hPa) high in the Tasman, with a deep E’ly flow through the Coral Sea feeding into a coastal trough along the QLD coast. That trough is drawing down plenty of tropical moisture in the deep onshore flow, and generating sizey, stormy E’ly swells for the sub-tropics.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/08/09/out-season-pumping-surf-next-week
freeride76
Friday, 9 August 2024
No change expected to the broad pattern next week with strong high pressure moving into the Tasman and a broad, deep E’ly fetch developing through the Coral Sea, with an embedded trough.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/08/07/pumping-surf-next-week
freeride76
Wednesday, 7 August 2024
No change to the broad pattern expected next week which is strong high pressure in the Tasman and and deep E’ly fetch developing.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/08/05/extended-surf-pattern-ahead-weekend
freeride76
Monday, 5 August 2024
Into the mid next week and we should see some real size about as the persistent E’ly winds generate a fully developed sea state through our near swell window.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/07/26/tiny-waves-week-easing-possible-surf-days
freeride76
Friday, 26 July 2024
SE winds have supplied some just rideable surf through today.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/07/24/small-fun-waves-the-weekend
freeride76
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Lovely settled conditions at the moment with a broad area of high pressure in the Tasman and a broad but weak tradewind fetch just moving into a better position S and SW of New Caledonia. That will see some small E/NE swell develop through the end of this week into the weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/07/22/small-rideable-surf-mid-week
freeride76
Monday, 22 July 2024
Central QLD Forecaster Notes by Steve Shearer (updated on Mon July 22nd)
This week and next week (July22-Aug 2)
Central QLD: Small, rideable surf from mid week
Nothing over the weekend and into today.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/07/19/flat-weekend-rideable-surf-mid-next-week
freeride76
Friday, 19 July 2024
ECMWF has a slightly stronger tradewind style fetch extending southwards from the tropics into the Central Coral Sea by mid next week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2024/07/17/flat-week-maybe-some-just-rideable-surf-mid
freeride76
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
With all the action down south the Coral Sea is in a classic mid-winter flat spell and will remain so right through this week and into next week.
