Still-strong mix of South quadrant swells carries into the weekend before a N'ly pattern kicks in

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Still-strong mix of South quadrant swells carries into the weekend before a N'ly pattern kicks in

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One of the features of this current La Niña phase has been long-lived swell events as low pressure lingers in the Tasman Sea. This current event is typical of that pattern. We are now close to the end game as the low which started off the CQ Coast in the Coral Sea expends it’s last energy off the bottom of the South Island New Zealand.

Solid surf slowly eases through the week with some supporting energy favouring South of the Border

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Solid surf slowly eases through the week with some supporting energy favouring South of the Border

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Lovely looking map this morning with the weekend’s Coral Sea low low lingering near the North Island, having intensified overnight. Current ASCAT (satellite windspeed) pass shows storm force winds embedded in a larger fetch of SE-ESE gales to severe gales aimed back (mostly) at NSW.