Central QLD Forecaster Notes by Steve Shearer (updated on Wed Dec 4th)

This week and next week (Dec4-Dec13)

Central QLD: Surf easing back to just rideable

Still a few sets

Just rideable on the low tides.

A long tradewind fetch anchored by a 1024hPa high in the central SW Pacific is slowly retreating eastwards with a weak high cell expected to migrate into the Tasman overnight and tomorrow in the wake of a shallow trough now moving up the NSW Coast and expected to stall and wash out in NSW. Once the new high sets up shop in the Tasman we’ll see a weak E’ly flow set up in the Coral Sea which will generate a tiny, just rideable surf into the weekend. That swell then eases from Sun into next week. No major swells ahead as the pattern of weak, mobile high pressure continues but there’ll be some windows of opportunity with small E’ly swells developing later next week.

Weak trade flow keeps surf from going flat

Check back Fri for the latest.