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Powerful swells from around the compass bring extended large surf event

freeride76
Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Powerful swells from around the compass bring extended large surf event

freeride76
Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Spectacular charts more characteristic of late Summer/Autumn with a Cat 5 TC in the South Pacific bearing down on Vanuatu, and a powerful frontal intrusion poised to enter the Tasman Sea backed by a monster high in the Bight. A strong S-SE surge associated with this system spawns a surface low off the North Coast when it encounters a trough line in that zone.

October surprise ahead with stacked forecast- lots of size and wind

freeride76
Monday, 23 October 2023

October surprise ahead with stacked forecast- lots of size and wind

freeride76
Monday, 23 October 2023

Late in the week, a combination of inland upper trough and a long angled trough extending from TC Lola remnants is expected to form a powerful surface low off the sub-tropical NSW Coast (likely between Lord Howe and Norfolk Is). As modelled, gales will produce a large E’ly quadrant swell event, with maximum size in Northern NSW, grading smaller into temperate NSW. A secondary October surprise that looks to be a major swell producer.