Central QLD Forecaster Notes by Steve Shearer (issued on Wed 29th March)

This week and next week (Mar29-Apr7)

Central QLD:Flat spell extends into the weekend

No rideable surf on offer. 

Still a complex, troughy pattern in play with a slow moving trough of low pressure drifting south off the Gippsland coast towards waters East of Tasmania. A front sweeping in behind the trough is bringing a clearing W’ly flow through temperate NSW today, reaching the sub-tropics tomorrow. A belt of high pressure below the continent is now weakening and setting us up for a more benign pattern compared to Mondays notes. 

Lack of swell generating tradewinds in the Coral Sea sees tiny/flat surf extend through this weekend.

The next possible surf days are possibly Mon/Tues next week as a new high sets up a ridge along the QLD coast. Local winds in the CQ swell window may be sufficient to see some 1-2ft surf develop during these days before winds contract Eastwards again.

Fetch doesn't look great here but new high in Tasman may generate small surf early next week

It’s really too far away to have much confidence in a this stage but we’ll keep tabs on it and report back on Fri.

Seeya then.