Closer to home a strong high between Tasmania and the South Island is being squeezed by an approaching trough series, front and cut-off low, which is seeing N to NE gales develop on the Tasmanian East Coast swell window. Large surf with onshore/sideshore gales develops Fri before a change brings offshore winds Fri into Sat.
E’ly swell keeps chugging along this week. Despite some slow periods between pulses the ASCAT (satellite windspeed) passes shows a long, broad fetch of strong winds with gales embedded around a tropical depression. That leads to high confidence in continuing pulsey swell from that South Pacific source fetch.
Make the most of the Mid today before winds increase into the end of the week. The South Coast looks generally smallish but clean most mornings.
Despite some slow periods between pulses the ASCAT (satellite windspeed) passes shows a long, broad fetch of strong winds with gales embedded around a tropical depression. That leads to high confidence in continuing pulsey swell from that South Pacific source fetch.
Lots of detail about flukey and tricky swell sources with no standout days this period.
A slow outlook following the next two days of swell.
Plenty of E to NE swell ahead this week courtesy of persistent, long, broad fetch of Tradewinds in the South Pacific slot, which has had windspeeds boosted on the northern flank by a tropical depression drifting south from Fijian longitudes. The weekend’s low pressure has scooted away quickly with high pressure now moving into the Tasman. This high will move into the Tasman and an approaching complex trough and cut-off low will tighten the pressure gradient through the week, leading to another round of strong and sizey NE swell.
The current weak mix of swells will ease over the coming days as winds slowly improve.
Plenty of E swell ahead this week courtesy of persistent, long, broad fetch of Tradewinds in the South Pacific slot, which has had windspeeds boosted on the northern flank by a tropical depression drifting south from Fijian longitudes.
We've got building west swell energy over the coming week as winds slowly deteriorate, while the South Coast has a couple of fun small surf days.
