Central QLD Forecaster Notes by Steve Shearer (updated on Mon 25th Sep)

This week and next week (Sep25-Oct 6)

Central QLD:  Rideable waves most days as fun spring continues 

Small but fun over the weekend

The high pressure belt is behaving in typical spring fashion- tracking NE as it enters the Tasman with the SE surge dissipating and swells easing from that source. Combined with some swell from a tradewind band feeding into a long trough we’ll see small swells this week, just rideable on low tides. New high pressure moving into the Tasman rebuilds the tradewind fetch late this week with small swells bumping up a notch on the weekend.

The fetch thickens up and occupies more of the Central/Southern Coral Sea early next week which strongly suggests more fun, rideable surf in the 1-2ft range through early next week.

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