Central QLD Forecaster Notes by Steve Shearer (updated on Mon 11th Sep)

This week and next week (Sep11-Sep22)

Central QLD:  SE surge already delivering, lots more surf to come this week

A SE surge has come early with surf rebuilding through today and plenty more to come this week. 

A big dominant high (1032hPa) is sitting over SE Australia, with a series of powerful fronts passing well to the south and the progression slowed in New Zealand longitudes. The high is slow moving so the current SE surge will maintain fun waves, slowly easing into Wed/Thurs.

Good news we’re then expecting a solid rebuild in wave heights as the high sets up a strong SE trade flow through the Eastern Coral Sea, with gradients squeezed by a southwards moving broad tropical depression. Models show this depression remaining on the seaward side of Grand Terre (New Caledonia) and the bulk of the swell energy will be arriving over the weekend and early next week. Even though the broad, elongated tropical depression stays eastwards of the blocking island chains we should still see enough pressure gradient squeeze to generate some chunky E swell into the 2-3ft range, likely peaking even large in the 3ft+ range early next week.\

Check back Wed and we’ll see how it’s shaping up.

Seeya then.