The high sets up a large E’ly fetch according to most recent model runs with a round of tradewind swell in the sub-tropics.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/23/little-bit-action-the-weekend-much-better
freeride76
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/21/little-bit-action-the-weekend
freeride76
Monday, 21 April 2025
Not much in the way of swell generating wind in the Coral Sea short term so expect tiny/flat conditions for most of the week. Eventually the high pressure cell builds a tradewind fetch in the Coral Sea, likely by Fri, with surf building to rideable levels on Sat and likely extending into Sun.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/16/surf-easing-easter-not-much-next-week
freeride76
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
This storm force low has a broad fetch aimed directly at the East Coast, but will be positioned too far south to generate much in the way of swell for CQ.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/14/surf-days-continue-easing-easter
freeride76
Monday, 14 April 2025
There’ll be plenty of swell from the lead-up work as well with an anchored trade fetch through the Coral Sea doing plenty of heavy lifting into Easter.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/09/extended-run-surf-ahead
freeride76
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
High pressure is moving into the Tasman, strengthening as it drifts towards New Zealand, where it is expected to become a dominant “flat topped” feature, reinforced by subsequent high pressure moving into the Tasman. We’ll see a long E’ly fetch develop through the South Pacific slot through the end of this week into the Coral Sea, enhanced by a trough of low pressure near New Caledonia which is attached to a still active monsoon trough.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/07/fun-waves-developing-week-and-extending-over
freeride76
Monday, 7 April 2025
High pressure is moving into the Tasman tomorrow in the wake of a front with a weak tradewind fetch and SE surge developing.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/02/tinyflat-week-signs-life-end-next-week
freeride76
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
Nothing of any interest this week with weak pressure gradients in the Coral Sea and tiny/flat surf.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/03/28/tinyflat-week
freeride76
Friday, 28 March 2025
Mon Update- no change to outlook, tiny/flat this week as Tasman low dominates the space.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/03/26/couple-fun-surf-days-swell-tap-turns
freeride76
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
We’ll see a couple of fun days of surf from the initial tradewind fetch feeding into the trough for CQ.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/03/21/small-just-rideable-surf-builds-next-week
freeride76
Friday, 21 March 2025
High pressure will be in the Tasman next week with ridge along the sub-tropics and a tradewind fetch enhanced by a long monsoon trough extending from the Indian Ocean across the north of the continent out to the South Pacific Island chains.
