Next week still looks dynamic with potential for a deep trough or low in the Tasman, although we are going to have to play it day by day due to poor model to model and run to run consistency
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/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2025/05/14/light-winds-and
freeride76
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2025/05/12/winds-finally
freeride76
Monday, 12 May 2025
A broad trade fetch on steroids is now slowly breaking down through the Coral, Tasman and South Pacific with a tropical low whizzing away to the SE.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2025/05/09/continuation
thermalben
Friday, 9 May 2025
The dominant synoptic feature is a high pressure system in the southern Tasman Sea that’s directing a firm ridge over Northern NSW and SE Qld.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2025/05/07/strong-se-surge
freeride76
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
The Eastern seaboard is in between two large highs at the moment with a system near New Zealand still generating surf via a tradewind fetch and a new system moving through the Bight about to replicate it.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2025/05/05/spell-smaller
freeride76
Monday, 5 May 2025
We’ll see the current dominant high (1034hPa) straddling New Zealand which is directing a broad trade fetch through the South Pacific and into the Coral Sea slowly migrate eastwards this week with an E’ly dip forming a trough of low pressure due E of SEQLD mid week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2025/05/02/fun-blend-se-and
freeride76
Friday, 2 May 2025
Following a fun south-east pulse for the weekend, east energy ramps up later next week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2025/04/30/extended-run
freeride76
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
We’re seeing a ramp up in strong S’ly winds along the eastern seaboard as a dominant high (1035hPa) moves through the eastern Bight towards Tasmania with a trough on it’s leading edge moving northwards. Remnants of a low on the weekend are also sitting near New Zealand with swell generating fetches off the South Island and emerging from Cook Strait into the eastern Tasman.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2025/04/28/plenty-robust-s
freeride76
Monday, 28 April 2025
We’ll see another front and trough develop mid week on the leading edge of the dominant high, which sees a strong S/SE-SE fetch develop through the lower Tasman from mid week. Plenty of swell from this source with a strong ridge along the NSW seeing fresh S’lies, easing into the weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2025/04/25/plenty-surf-ahead
thermalben
Friday, 25 April 2025
This combo of low period and southerly swell direction doesn’t make sense for Far Northern NSW and SE Qld, but good surf has eventuated quite a few times before.
/reports/forecaster-notes/south-east-queensland-northern-new-south-wales/2025/04/23/onshore-winds
freeride76
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
We’ve got a slow moving high sitting east of Tasmania and a trough of low pressure off the North Coast directing an onshore flow across most of the Eastern Seaboard and generating plenty of local swell.
