Central QLD Forecaster Notes by Steve Shearer (updated on Wed 19th April)

This week and next week (Apr19-Apr28)

Central QLD: Surf pattern continues

Lots of fun waves across the region.

As expected a monster high (1035hPa) is currently drifting into the Tasman Sea, roughly equidistant between the South Coast and Tasmania. A very firm ridge is established from the Mid North Coast right up to tropical QLD, with weaker pressure gradients along the temperate NSW coast. That high is expected to occupy the Tasman for most of the week - sitting just high enough to allow traces of S swell into the Tasman. The major swell generator will a broad fetch of SE-E/SE winds in the Coral Sea/Northern Tasman which will be enhanced later in the week as a broad tropical low tracks southwards from New Caledonia and into the wide open Eastern swell window. This will keep the CQ Points and exposed beaches pumping with a rebuild in quality E’ly groundswell for the Burnett coast later this week and into the weekend.

Healthy trade flow in the Coral Sea brings heaps of surf this week

Straightforward wind and surf outlook with fresh SE winds this week, easing by Fri and plenty of surf in the 2-3ft range.

Over the weekend we should see better quality E/SE swell across exposed breaks on the Burnett Coast as a low drifts down from New Caledonia.

Surf should ease into next week with just trace of long range E swell on offer.

Check back Wed for the latest.