A long range E’ly groundswell mentioned in Monday’s notes is still a possibility for Friday, generated by a deep sub tropical low well south of Tahiti over the weekend.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/05/02/tricky-forecast
thermalben
Wednesday, 2 May 2018
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/04/30/flukey-swells
thermalben
Monday, 30 April 2018
The only interruption to this is a possible long range E’ly swell from a deep subtropical low well east of New Zealand (and south of Tahiti) today.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/04/27/strong-swells
thermalben
Friday, 27 April 2018
The current southerly change is interacting with a trough well south of New Caledonia, and is expected to broaden and deepen a low pressure system west of Auckland tonight, with a wide fetch of southerly gales on its western flank.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/04/25/small-beachies
thermalben
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
A strong ridge will develop through the Tasman Sea in the way of Friday’s gusty S’lies, and this will generate strong S/SE swells for the region this weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/04/23/window-light
thermalben
Monday, 23 April 2018
This Tasman Low is going to dominate the charts for some time.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/04/20/average-weekend
thermalben
Friday, 20 April 2018
It’s way too early for any confidence on size and timing, but the short story is that the end of next week and next weekend is looking very dynamic, and likely very large at some coasts.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/04/18/more-sly-swell
thermalben
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
A new long period S’ly swell will push up during Thursday morning, generated by a polar low south of Tasmania earlier this week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/04/16/strong-southerly
thermalben
Monday, 16 April 2018
So, our recently spell of east swell has certainly drawn to a close, and the focus has swung to the south, thanks to a strong frontal passage through the Tasman Sea.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/04/13/strong-series-sly
thermalben
Friday, 13 April 2018
The SE swell has eased more rapidly than expected today, so I’m pulling back my expectations for Saturday’s waves.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2018/04/11/strong-se-swell
thermalben
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Broad brushstrokes can be applied to various coasts over the next few days.
