Let’s cut to the chase - northerly winds (along with a lack of swell) will severely limit quality surf options across all coasts this weekend.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/02/17/poor-weekend
thermalben
Friday, 17 February 2017
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/02/15/patchy-surf
thermalben
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
A broad, multi-centered tropical low stretching from the northern Coral Sea through the South-western Pacific Ocean will remain slow moving for much of the forecast period.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/02/13/tricky-week-south
thermalben
Monday, 13 February 2017
The south swell that built across Southern NSW today should broaden its presence across Northern NSW on Tuesday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/02/10/easing-ely-swells
thermalben
Friday, 10 February 2017
The primary source of today’s strong swell has largely eased throughout our swell window, and is pulling away to the east.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/02/08/building-ely
thermalben
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
There’s plenty of swell ahead for the coming days.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/02/06/good-looking
thermalben
Monday, 6 February 2017
After many months of persistent northerly winds and mainly small swells, we have a temporary break in the pattern.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/02/03/small-northerly
thermalben
Friday, 3 February 2017
The pendulum has swung, and we’ve got some good waves on the way later next week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/02/01/northerly
thermalben
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
In Monday’s notes I wryly noted that the model guidance had forecast nine consecutive days of northerly winds for the Mid North Coast, up until next Tuesday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/01/30/it’s-end-january
thermalben
Monday, 30 January 2017
Including today, we have nine consecutive days of northerlies forecast by the computer models across Northern NSW.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2017/01/27/small-average
thermalben
Friday, 27 January 2017
The trades have been inactive of late so we’re not expecting much new energy out of the east; a minor flow is developing south of New Caledonia today and we’ll see a small uptick into Sunday (ahead of slightly bigger surf early next week).
