A strong polar low will develop below the state later this weekend and reach peak intensity on the eastern periphery of our swell window - i.e. below the Tasman Sea - early next week.

Into next week and we’re in for a couple of wild and wooly days as the front smashes into the state Mon, bringing wild weather and large storm surf mixed with long period groundswell.

High pressure remains west of Tasmania during Sat with weak SW winds on offer as fronts well to the south pass through the Southern Ocean.

The Coral Sea has become inflamed with SE-ESE Tradewinds, enhanced by a trough off the CQ Coast and a developing low near New Caledonia. Through the weekend, short range ESE swell from the tradewind fetch will supply the dominant swell trains, especially in SEQLD.