Into the red zone: Warm water pools off the East Coast
The water temperatures are so high off the Northern NSW coast a tropical cyclone could theoretically form off Byron Bay.
The water temperatures are so high off the Northern NSW coast a tropical cyclone could theoretically form off Byron Bay.
After one of the slowest starts to the Gold Coast surf season in recent memory, the first tropical cyclone for the year is expected to develop over the coming days in the Coral Sea.
You've only got one more shot at getting stuck into some elusive cyclone swell before summer comes to a close. And if predictions ring true, it'll all be contained within the coming three weeks.
Here at Swellnet, we are strong believers in the following train of thought: the most classic of East Coast swells come not from isolated Tropical Cyclones but the combination of a cyclone with a strong supporting high pressure ridge.
On the back of a relatively poor cyclone season earlier in the year, it's welcoming to see the first signs of tropical activity forming in the Fiji region.
Here's something you might not know about Tropical Cyclones - as well as leaving a swathe of destruction on land, they also leave evidence of their path across the ocean.
Initial estimates indicate wave heights could reach well in excess of 15ft+