Our Easter swell is being generated by a broadening E’ly fetch atop a large, stationary Tasman high, that’s expected to remain slow moving inside our swell window up until the weekend. More in the Forecaster Notes.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/15/increased-feast
thermalben
Monday, 15 April 2019
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/12/average-couple
thermalben
Friday, 12 April 2019
There’s been quite a few changes in the model guidance ever the last 48 hours: Thursday morning saw the Easter swell disappear completely.. this morning’s models jumped it back up to 6ft! More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/10/scrappy-surf
thermalben
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
We’ve got some favourable synoptic charts on the boil for next week, thanks to the interaction between a coastal trough, a large, stationary high in the Tasman Sea and a broad region of low pressure through the eastern Coral Sea into the Tropical South Pacific.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/08/not-much-see-week
thermalben
Monday, 8 April 2019
We've got an average week ahead, but an improvement is expected over the weekend and then next week looks pretty interesting. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/05/good-weekend
thermalben
Friday, 5 April 2019
Sunday looks great for SE Qld and Far Northern NSW with a continuation of light variable winds and sea breezes, and a decent boost in size from a long period E’ly groundswell. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/03/persistent-ely
thermalben
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Our eastern swell window will remain the focus for the short, medium and long term outlook, and the forecast is generally very positive - plenty of swell, with just occasional bouts of dicey winds. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/04/01/mix-easterly
thermalben
Monday, 1 April 2019
So, we’ve actually got a couple of additional southerly swells still yet to arrive. But for most regions, this won’t be the dominant swell train in the water. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/03/29/tricky-short-term
thermalben
Friday, 29 March 2019
Small swells and northerly winds will create problems on Saturday. And we have a strong, short lived S'ly swell on the way plus a stack of E'ly swell. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/03/27/lotsa-swell-many
thermalben
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
The source of today’s E/SE swell in the north sits between a trough in the southern Coral Sea, and a Tasman high pressure system. More in the Forecaster Notes.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2019/03/25/patchy-week-waves
thermalben
Monday, 25 March 2019
We've got a very good period of waves ahead beginning next week. More in the Forecaster Notes.
