A weak trough pushing off the NSW coast this evening now looks like it’ll display a minor E’ly thru’ SE fetch off its southern flank into tomorrow. This should generate a brief SE swell for Thursday though I can’t see anywhere north of about Coffs receiving much influence from it.
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The synoptic charts make for pretty grim reading.
The final southerly pulse in this recent series is pushing up the Southern NSW coast today and will peak overnight or early Saturday across Northern NSW.
The low to the N/NE of New Zealand is still active out in our far east swell window though is finishing up swell production for us as it rotates clockwise out of our swell window.
We’ve got plenty of surf due throughout the forecast period. However, Tuesday will see a low point between swells as the current E/SE energy continues to fade.
We’ve got some great surf expected right across this weekend, with Sunday shaping up to be the pick of the weekend.
The weekend still looks really good for surf prospects.
It looks like you should be racking up lots of brownie points this week, as you’ll probably find a need to exercise all options to surf both days this weekend.
In short for SE Qld surfers - we’re not expecting any surfable action north of the border, so you’ll have to pack the car for a road trip south of the border.
We’re at the top of a steady downwards trend and open beaches will come to life as winds swing to the west.