Mixed bag to finish the week; windy weekend best suited to South-east Queensland

thermalben

Mixed bag to finish the week; windy weekend best suited to South-east Queensland

thermalben

Thursday is also expected to see a new, building long period S/SE swell all day, generated by an intense polar low that formed off the ice shelf over the weekend. But, the erratic swell source (possibly contaminated by Antartican ice floes) and enormous travel distance guarantees a couple of things: very inconsistent set waves, and low confidence for any notable surf.

Active southern swell window in the coming days

Guy Dixon

Active southern swell window in the coming days

Guy Dixon

Hot northwesterly breezes are likely to keep conditions clean on Thursday, before a gusty southerly buster rips up the coast generating a sizey, low quality windswell for Friday. Persistent southerlies are likely to limit options to open beaches over the better part of the weekend, improving slightly on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are looking good for a fun southeasterly swell of a developing Tasman low.

Poor conditions until Sunday

Craig

Poor conditions until Sunday

Craig

Strong onshore winds and a late increase in new swell tomorrow, peaking Friday morning with S'ly winds. Swell easing into the weekend, clean to the east on Sunday morning with a new building swell.