Lovely looking map this morning with the weekend’s Coral Sea  low lingering near the North Island, having intensified overnight. Current ASCAT (satellite windspeed) pass shows storm force winds embedded in a larger fetch of SE-ESE gales to severe gales aimed back at NSW.

East Coast or hybrid low is now drifting towards Fraser Island, anchored by a huge high (1038hPa) just east of Tasmania. Thats directing gales towards SEQLD, and a broad fetch of E/SE winds as far south as the Hunter.

Poor tomorrow but we should see lighter winds in Mandurah and Perth on Sunday with a new, building XL groundswell. A secondary XL swell is due next week, as winds ease and swing more offshore.

Plenty of swell over the coming period following a low point tomorrow. Options will open up for both the Mid Coast and South Coast.