A weak front tips the SW of the state and brings an onshore W’ly Sat, tending SW on Sun, more SE in Perth/Mandurah. We’ll see some moderate pulses over the weekend, from follow-up fetches to tomorrows cold front
No swell sources for the weekend so we’re looking at tiny surf across the weekend with just a slight increase in minor S swell Sunday, no more than 1ft though.
Leftover S/SE-SE swell from the last stages of the fetch as it lingered in the Eastern Tasman abutting New Zealand should hold some 3ft sets through most of the day, albeit slow and inconsistent. Mixed in will be an inconsistent signal of E swell, not offering more than the occasional 2-3ft set.
Leftover S/SE-SE swell from the last stages of the fetch as it lingered in the Eastern Tasman abutting New Zealand should hold some 3ft sets through most of the day, albeit slow and inconsistent.
Easing swells will continue through the rest of the week, with Thursday the pick of the forecast period. However there won't be a lot of size on offer.
As mentioned Mon a strong, zonal storm tracking past Heard Island Fri develops a wide swathe of seas to 20-30ft as it tracks between 80-110E.
High pressure moves into the Tasman as we end the week with a dominant role into next week as tradewinds develop in the Coral Sea, with a good surf pattern expected for CQ.
High pressure moves into the Tasman as we end the week with a dominant role into next week , before a front and possible low brings another strong S’ly surge with an accompanying S swell next week.
We’ve still got a great weekend of waves on the cards thanks to regionally light to moderate NE winds which will favour both the Mid and South Coasts.
The strong reinforcing cold front is now almost across the Tasman with a large (1031hPa) high moving across from the Bight and already setting up a ridge along the QLD Coast. High pressure moves into the Tasman as we end the week with a dominant role into next week.
