Central QLD Forecaster Notes by Steve Shearer (updated on Wed 7th May)

This week and next week (May7-May16)

Central QLD: Lot’s more waves ahead

Fun waves for a while yet.

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. In between, a trough and cold front are currently approaching Tasmania, expected to bring a vigorous S’ly change o/night, bringing a spike in short range S swell short term. Once the strong high ridges in and establishes a broad fetch in the Tasman it will become the main swell source over the weekend and into next week.

Expect fun waves to ease into tomorrow before rebuilding strongly later Fri into the weekend.

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. 

That will spell more fun waves next week, slowly easing from Wed.

Check back Fri for the latest.

Seeya then!