Central QLD Forecaster Notes by Steve Shearer (updated on Wed 14th May)

This week and next week (May14-May23)

Central QLD: Surf easing into the weekend with another round likely next week

Fun surf continues.

Weaker pressure gradients are now in the Coral Sea, as the synoptic pattern takes a pause in between dominant high pressure systems.

We’ll see unstable, variable winds through the rest of this week before the front and next dominant high bring a new strong S-SE surge over the weekend. Expect slowly easing surf with a small signal of longer period E swell showing at exposed locations Fri.

Early next week now looks more uncertain with a low potentially forming in the Tasman and disrupting the next SE surge. 

SE surge next week should generate waves if it comes off

If that happens, we’ll see some small to tiny surf for CQ.

Otherwise, the next SE surge Sun/MOn will bring building swells early next week.

We’ll come back Fri and see how it’s shaping up.

Seeya then!