Excellent surf ahoy!
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Excellent surf ahoy!
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
The models have slowed Friday’s frontal passage, which has delayed the weekends inbound westerly swell.
NE swell incoming but winds are a bit dicey over the swell
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
NE swell incoming but winds are a bit dicey over the swell
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
NE swell from the bottom end of the fetch is now looking a bit weaker and less persistent for East Coast Tasmania.
Solid surf pattern unfolding as low drifts through Coral Sea
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Solid surf pattern unfolding as low drifts through Coral Sea
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
A trough forms a surface low later today off the NQLD coast, drifting south through Thurs and Friday before fading out and tracking back NE towards New Caledonia.
Fantastic period for Vicco surfers
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Fantastic period for Vicco surfers
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
The outlook for early next week has improved a lot, thanks to a subtle shift in the timing of the main frontal passage.
Large, unruly surf with onshore winds on the cards, easing over the weekend
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Large, unruly surf with onshore winds on the cards, easing over the weekend
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
A long interior trough and developing trough/low off the North QLD coast are tightening the pressure gradient along most of the ridge, bringing fresh onshore winds and a deep E’ly pattern to the majority of Tasman Sea and Central/Southern Coral Sea.
Downgraded but still chunky NE swell incoming with conditions improving for the weekend
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Downgraded but still chunky NE swell incoming with conditions improving for the weekend
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
No great changes to the front end of this weather/surf event, which is starting to kick into gear now. The latter stages have been wound back a few notches, reducing the expected wave heights over the peak of the swell, so let’s take a look at it.
Strong winter pattern inbound; jetty jumpers on alert
Monday, 9 May 2022
Strong winter pattern inbound; jetty jumpers on alert
Monday, 9 May 2022
We’ve got a blustery weekend ahead. It’s a classic winter frontal pattern, that may become supercharged thanks to a tropical infeed, courtesy of TC Karim.
Tricky week with dicey winds but plenty of mid-sized swell
Monday, 9 May 2022
Tricky week with dicey winds but plenty of mid-sized swell
Monday, 9 May 2022
As mentioned on Fri, a series of fronts pushing up from Heard Island bring quite an active week of mid-sized surf but finding windows of cleaner conditions will be a challenge.
Few small days ahead before a good run of NE swell
Monday, 9 May 2022
Few small days ahead before a good run of NE swell
Monday, 9 May 2022
A large high is now moving into the Tasman Sea and strengthening- that will be the main synoptic feature this week- setting up a deep ridge and a strong E’ly pattern through the Tasman Sea.
Solid surf ahead as surface low drifts down through swell window.
Monday, 9 May 2022
Solid surf ahead as surface low drifts down through swell window.
Monday, 9 May 2022
Further north an interior upper trough and potential coastal trough/surface low will combine to drive an intense E/NE to NE wind flow through the Coral and Northern Tasman Sea, generating a large swell for the CQ coast.