Central QLD Forecaster Notes by Steve Shearer (updated on Wed Dec 25th)

This week and next week (Dec25-Jan3)

Central QLD: Tiny/flat for a while

Small waves today and tomorrow, easing back to tiny into the new year.

Just rideable for XMas Day

No great change to the outlook. A weak, monsoonal low has now moved away from the Coral Sea with weak, elongated high pressure moving into the Tasman and no real winds in the Coral Sea.

A quiet end to 2024 and start to 2025 is expected under a weak, troughy environment and nothing in the near and far swell swell windows. 

Nothing happening for the first day of 2025

Expect tiny/flat surf to develop over Boxing Day and to persist into the end of the year.

Nothing of significance on the radar for next week. Weak high pressure in the Tasman and light winds and tiny swells for the last days of 2024 and into 2025.

Nothing concrete for the second week of Jan either. Possible weak monsoonal low in the Coral Sea, or a weak developing trade fetch.

We’ll flag a period of slow, small surf and see how it looks on Fri.

For now, Merry Xmas all and seeya Fri.