We’re still on track for some good southerly swell across the Northern NSW coast this weekend, but if you’re located north of the border, expect a disappointing round of surf once again.
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Solid pulse of S'ly swell due to peak on Saturday, with a second pulse mid-way through next week. Biggest across Northern NSW, not much for SE QLD.
A series of small S'ly swell preceding strong pulse on the weekend. Generally light winds each morning.
The general trend for the weekend will remain as anticipated earlier in the week, but with surf size coming in under forecast for the last few days - and having monitored surf size across Southern NSW today (which also came in under expectations), I have revised wave heights down.
We have a series of south swells on the way, originating from several unusual parts of our acute south swell window, and each will deliver a wide range in size and energy across the coast, depending on your region’s exposure to the south.
The front crossing the coast overnight Tuesday is associated with a deep mid-latitude low tracking just south of Tasmania, and will be followed by a couple of secondary fronts, each of which will generate varying degrees of southerly swell for the latter part of the week.
A strong front will push through the southern Tasman Sea overnight on Wednesday, setting up a sustained south-west tending southerly fetch at gale to storm force, off the southern NSW coast.
Looks like more of the same for the next few days.
I’d book in some flexi time if you can for Friday, as the second half of the weekend outlook is a little concerning.
Looks like a fun weekend of waves. But make the most of Saturday as Sunday will see a small drop in size, and more concerningly (for SE Qld surfers) winds are expected to pick up from the north.