Central QLD Forecaster Notes by Steve Shearer (updated on Wed July 3rd)

This week and next week (July3-July 12)

Central QLD: Extended run of surf ahead

Still tiny, building tomorrow

The synoptic pattern remains dominated by a massive high pressure belt under the continent, currently with two large cells of 1036 and 1037 hPa below either edge of the continent. This eventually converges into one huge high (1042hPa) through the end of the week as it slowly moves towards Tasmania over the weekend and the Tasman Sea into next week. A low in the Tasman is moving north with a slingshot fetch of S-SE winds expected to rebuild wave heights from the S-SE later today and into tomorrow while a trough of low pressure in the Coral Sea is expected to see building swells across CQ tomorrow. The combination of low and high pressure is maintain a firm ridge along the eastern seaboard with plenty of S-SE wind.  A very active July map.

Expect fun sized surf to build tomorrow and extend into the weekend with rideable waves everyday.

High pressure moves into the Tasman next week, setting up a broad E’ly flow, initially in the Coral Sea and then extending into the South pacific and Northern Tasman. There are some elements suggestive of a "trough block" with a stationary trough line in a N-S position in the Tasman and Coral Seas and winds feeding into it (see below)- we'll review that on Fri. 

That should see an increase in E swell Mon, holding for a at least 3days into Thurs, at least. We may even see more size later next week. Lets see how it looks on Fri

Seeya then.