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Strong E swell from ex TC Gabrielle slowly eases over coming days

freeride76
Monday, 13 February 2023

Strong E swell from ex TC Gabrielle slowly eases over coming days

freeride76
Monday, 13 February 2023

Ex TC Gabrielle is still the main game as far as swell production goes. The former cyclone is now a large sub-tropical storm (SS) slow moving near the top of the North Island. Current ASCAT (satellite windspeed) passes show a broad but short fetch of gales to severe gales extending off the west coast of the North Island, slightly off axis for the East Coast but maintaining a strong swell regime in the short term.

TC Gabrielle brings strong energy with favourable winds

freeride76
Friday, 10 February 2023

TC Gabrielle brings strong energy with favourable winds

freeride76
Friday, 10 February 2023

Severe tropical cyclone (Cat3) Gabrielle is currently tracking SE at about 21 knots and is located about 413 nm NE of Brisbane. This severe storm is expected to undergo an extra-tropical transition through Friday evening, resulting in an expansion of gale to severe-gales around its southern flank as it continues drifting south-east towards New Zealand.

Slow period ahead

Craig
Friday, 10 February 2023

Slow period ahead

Craig
Friday, 10 February 2023

We've had a good run but we look to be entering a slower period ahead of more action from next weekend.

Pumping surf from TC Gabrielle but tricky winds will require lateral thinking

freeride76
Friday, 10 February 2023

Pumping surf from TC Gabrielle but tricky winds will require lateral thinking

freeride76
Friday, 10 February 2023

Severe tropical cyclone (Cat3) Gabrielle is currently tracking SE at about 21 knots and is located about 413 nm NE of Brisbane. Early incarnations of the TC as it was drifting SW showed a fetch of storm force to severe gale NE winds around the NE quadrant which is producing a rare NNE-NE long period swell