Big, slow moving high in the Tasman next week will slowly migrate towards New Zealand, holding a broad fetch of E’ly winds across the Coral Sea, South Pacific slot and into the Northern Tasman.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/05/07/lots-more-waves-ahead
freeride76
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/05/05/surf-pattern-week-and-another-one-next-week
freeride76
Monday, 5 May 2025
This will drag the trade fetch southwards before another dominant high quickly re-establishes a firm ridge and SE surge on Thursday, bringing another round of SE tending E/SE swell favouring the sub-tropics for size.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/05/02/extended-run-surf-ahead
freeride76
Friday, 2 May 2025
By Mon a large high will be drifting towards New Zealand with broad fetch of E/SE-SE tradewinds in the South Pacific slot, extending into the Coral Sea and Northern Tasman.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/30/plenty-surf-weekend-onwards
freeride76
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Into next week a dominant high tracks towards New Zealand and sets up a robust E’ly tradewind fetch through the Coral Sea and South Pacific, encroaching on the northern Tasman Sea at times.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/28/small-through-week-much-better-prospects-long
freeride76
Monday, 28 April 2025
By the weekend we’ll see a strong SE surge pushing north of K’gari (Fraser Is) with surf developing either later Sat or Sun.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/23/little-bit-action-the-weekend-much-better
freeride76
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
The high sets up a large E’ly fetch according to most recent model runs with a round of tradewind swell in the sub-tropics.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/21/little-bit-action-the-weekend
freeride76
Monday, 21 April 2025
Not much in the way of swell generating wind in the Coral Sea short term so expect tiny/flat conditions for most of the week. Eventually the high pressure cell builds a tradewind fetch in the Coral Sea, likely by Fri, with surf building to rideable levels on Sat and likely extending into Sun.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/16/surf-easing-easter-not-much-next-week
freeride76
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
This storm force low has a broad fetch aimed directly at the East Coast, but will be positioned too far south to generate much in the way of swell for CQ.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/14/surf-days-continue-easing-easter
freeride76
Monday, 14 April 2025
There’ll be plenty of swell from the lead-up work as well with an anchored trade fetch through the Coral Sea doing plenty of heavy lifting into Easter.
/reports/forecaster-notes/central-queensland/2025/04/09/extended-run-surf-ahead
freeride76
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
High pressure is moving into the Tasman, strengthening as it drifts towards New Zealand, where it is expected to become a dominant “flat topped” feature, reinforced by subsequent high pressure moving into the Tasman. We’ll see a long E’ly fetch develop through the South Pacific slot through the end of this week into the Coral Sea, enhanced by a trough of low pressure near New Caledonia which is attached to a still active monsoon trough.
