Slow end to the year
Slow end to the year
The outlook for the coming period isn't especially great but there are a couple of small windows worth capitalising on.
The outlook for the coming period isn't especially great but there are a couple of small windows worth capitalising on.
Make the most of the cleaner conditions and fun waves on the exposed beaches over the coming days before things turn to the proverbial next week.
Swell eases Wed before two more pulses of NW swell, generated by fronts pushing off the Kuril Islands, before being shunted up towards the Aleutian Islands.
Nothing special with with early light winds, cleanest and best Thursday morning.
The high pressure surge sees SE winds developing into the 20-25 knot range north of Fraser into the Capricorn channel during Wed, strengthening during the day.
A few small/tiny days follow as weak pressure gradients become established as high pressure drifts across the State.
The main issue this week will be the lack of decent sized swell. A bit more energy is due Sunday and Monday but with less than ideal winds.
In the tropics the Monsoon trough is now active, with good odds of cylogenesis occurring before the New Year and plenty of surf ahead.
A strong 1033hPa high is located well to the south of the Bight, with a ridge now surging up the East Coast. In the tropics the Monsoon trough is now active, with good odds of cylogenesis before the New Year
There's not much to work with this week with improving winds later but with minimal levels of swell. A slightly better swell is due early next week.