A troughy pattern exists through the Coral Sea to Northern Tasman down to the South Coast with the remnants of TC 10P (named by JTWC but remained a cyclone for less than a day) drifting in a SW direction from out near New Caledonia as a weak sub-tropical low. A diffuse monsoon low in the Coral Sea remains weak and is expected to head back inland towards the North tropical coast this week.
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freeride76
Monday, 23 January 2023
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/20/small-fun-surf-tc-freddy-extends-over-the
freeride76
Friday, 20 January 2023
In the Coral Sea a depression on the end of the Monsoon Trough is organising with a high likelihood of forming a tropical cyclone (TC Freddy) - this is looking like a handy swell producer for the region although no real size is expected as the system weakens as the swell producing fetch moves into the swell window.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/18/rideable-surf-continues-the-weekend
freeride76
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
No great change to the outlook with plenty of rideable surf expected. High pressure remains anchored in places at Tasmanian latitudes with reinforcing cells maintaining a high pressure ridge along the QLD coast. Abutting this ridge is a series of monsoonal lows, which are enhancing windspeeds through the CQ swell window.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/16/lots-surf-ahead-tradewinds-and-monsoon
freeride76
Monday, 16 January 2023
No great change to the outlook with plenty of rideable surf expected. A high moving into the Tasman is bolstering tradewind flows in the Coral Sea and supplying plenty of surf in the 1-2ft range across CQ under mod/fresh SE winds.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/13/constant-tradewinds-weekend-maintain-steady
freeride76
Friday, 13 January 2023
Nothing complicated about the f/cast for CQ over the weekend and into next week. The Coral Sea proximate to CQ develops a 15-20knot tradewind coverage today and extending into next week and that will see a steady drumbeat of small, fun waves.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/11/tinyflat-week-slight-increase-weekend-and
freeride76
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
That will see a short/medium term pattern of onshore winds and small summer surf becoming established over the weekend as weak Tradewinds set up in the Coral Sea. Tradewinds next week and a monsoonal low suggest plenty of E swell.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/09/tinyflat-week-small-increase-weekend-and-lots
freeride76
Monday, 9 January 2023
We currently have a weak, troughy pattern in the Tasman Sea, with continuing instability across the tropics in the wake of an active, monsoon pattern. High pressure is expected to drift south of Tasmania this week, with a typical Summer wind pattern becoming established. Remnants of low pressure near New Zealand are offering up minor fetches out of Cook Strait (currently) and near the South Island which are outside the CQ swell window.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/06/tinyflat-surf-ahead-extending-through-next
freeride76
Friday, 6 January 2023
Barely rideable surf this weekend and then tiny/flat for most of next week
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/04/surf-easing-brief-window-the-weekend-more
freeride76
Wednesday, 4 January 2023
We may see a brief spike in swell this weekend as a low forms off the North QLD coast, seeing a brief flaring of SE-ESE winds along the Capricorn Coast and extending into the Coral Sea.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2023/01/02/last-chance-fun-waves-event-finally-tapers-0
freeride76
Monday, 2 January 2023
Next possible surf is this weekend a a tropical low is expected to drift down from the Far North QLD coast. We should see an infeed of E/NE winds later Fri, leading to a fast rising spike in E swell Sat.
