Plenty of S swell short term with cleaner, better quality pulses later this week

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Plenty of S swell short term with cleaner, better quality pulses later this week

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A strong front and embedded trough of low pressure are currently located just off the Gippsland Coast, expected too move NE into the Tasman and driving a strong/ near gale force S’ly flow up the NSW Coast today, reaching the QLD in the wee hours of Tuesday. There’ll be an initial burst of S swell associated with the proximate fetch, with some better quality SE-E/SE swell from a secondary intensification of the low as it becomes slow moving near New Zealand.

Sizey, clean swell Sunday

Craig

Sizey, clean swell Sunday

Craig

Tomorrow will be weak with a building swell and change in winds after lunch, peaking Sunday with morning offshore winds and weak if any sea breezes.

Plenty of S swell over the weekend with a windy, sizey S swell possible next week as low forms in Tasman

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Plenty of S swell over the weekend with a windy, sizey S swell possible next week as low forms in Tasman

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We’ve got more clarity on the situation next week now as a lingering trough line from the NSW South Coast down to Gippsland is expected to deepen in response to a front and form a surface low in the Tasman Sea, likely later Mon.