More fronts maintain a synoptic offshore flow for the week and we’ve got plenty of S swell to last the week, albeit at reduced sizes compared to the weekend.
More fronts maintain a synoptic offshore flow for the week and we’ve got plenty of S swell to last the week, albeit at reduced sizes compared to the weekend.
There's plenty more swell to come this period with a strong SE groundswell into the end of the week.
Today's swell and winds will ease tomorrow as a low clears to the east, followed by building and strengthening frontal systems and XL surf this weekend.
We're entering a slower period with no real significant stormy activity firing up in the Southern Ocean.
Easing surf with no considerable swells for the coming week most of next week.
Sunday is a different story as storm force winds sweep past the state, bringing a S swell much larger than anything seen so far.
Current ASCAT (satellite wind speed) passes show gales to severe gales extending down to 55S with a tighter core of storm force winds just emerging from behind Tasmania as it tracks NE into the Tasman Sea. The synoptic flow from the fronts and Southern Gyre remains W to W/SW and that will continue all weekend with plenty of wind chill to boot.
Windy, cold and with low level snow but large prolonged surf.
Here comes that classic winter pattern we see every year. Onshore winds and building stormy surf from mid-latitude lows and fronts.
