Poor winds and weak swells to end the week and start the weekend. We should see better surf developing from Sunday and into next week.
We’ve had the entrees for this S swell event and we’re now close to the main course with a deep low (977hPa) and gales tracking NE into the Tasman from behind Tasmania, with the largest swell trains already peaking across NETas.
It now looks like we are seeing more action start up from the tropics with a cross-equatorial surge and monsoonal flow across Northern Australia into the Coral Sea. Vorticity along this surge and trough line may see low pressure develop in our swell window later next week.
We’ve had the entrees for this S swell event and we’re now close to the main course with a deep low (977hPa) and gales tracking NE into the Tasman from behind Tasmania. These gales are on track to deliver the juiciest pulse of this event through tomorrow, with weak high pressure moving over NSW.
A stronger pulse of S'ly groundswell later today will ease into the end of the week with better winds for the South Coast. Next week looks active but with dicey winds.
Lots of surfing options for the Surf Coast over the coming period, with Saturday the best day to target the exposed beaches.
We've got an upgrade in the expected size and wind across the state over the coming 48 hours.
Todays W’ly winds are the herald for a strong frontal progression which is currently unfolding at the gateway to the Tasman Sea. We have a front tied to a small low E of Tasmania with a much deeper parent low well to the south of Tasmania. There are multiple swell generating fetches associated with this complex low arrangement, with the deeper fetches off the parent low favouring NE Tas.
Todays W’ly change was the herald for a strong frontal progression which is currently unfolding at the gateway to the Tasman Sea. We have a front tied to a small low E of Tasmania with a much deeper parent low well to the south of Tasmania. There are multiple swell generating fetches associated with this complex low arrangement, favouring NENSW S swell magnets for size.
We've got blocking high pressure and an unfavourable storm track, with all Southern Ocean frontal activity being diverted north up towards South Australia and Victoria.
