The first proper stormy in a long time will impact the gulf on Monday.

Next week still looks mostly poor with only a slim window of quality waves later Monday. Make the most of today and the weekend.

The trough will slowly turn south on Thursday, and then hasten its southerly track during the day, with the axis expected south of Coffs by Thursday night and Forster by Friday morning.

We'll see building levels of NE tending E/NE swell this period follow by a windy, cold S'ly swell.