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.
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The SE swell has eased more rapidly than expected today, so I’m pulling back my expectations for Saturday’s waves.
Broad brushstrokes can be applied to various coasts over the next few days.
Looks like a couple of problematic days of northerlies ahead, mainly for southern regions.
We’re looking at easing short range trade swell sources, and a steady underlying long range E’ly groundswell originating from TC Josie, positioned south of Fiji earlier in the week.
No change to the forecast for the rest of the week: TC Iris will maintain a stranglehold on surface conditions north from about Yamba.
The synoptic charts remain active.
We may not have any epic swell events on the way, but personally - I’d prefer a steady diet of user-friendly trade swell.
Over the coming days, we’re looking at a combination of small NE swell and a larger E’ly swell building from a series of fetches related to ex-TC Iris.
It’s a fantastic looking short, medium and long term synoptic chart, with the Coral Sea and South Pacific expected to remain very active.