Extended run of large, stormy surf
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Extended run of large, stormy surf
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
I can't remember forecasting such a sustained run of large, stormy surf for the South Arm.
Multiple large S swell pulses incoming, becoming very sizey over the weekend
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Multiple large S swell pulses incoming, becoming very sizey over the weekend
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Strong high pressure support from a 1033hPa elongated high in the Bight is providing tight pressure gradients for the multiple fronts spinning off the gyre. That will lead to numerous over-lapping S’ly pulses over the coming week with a general step-ladder effect expected at least through to Mon. A general offshore flow will accompany these pulses as the fronts drive W’ly biased winds across the temperate to sub-tropical East Coast.
Strong winds and tricky surf
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Strong winds and tricky surf
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
We've got god pulses of W/SW groundswell due over the coming days but winds will be the main issue.
Windy, average surf, larger through Monday
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Windy, average surf, larger through Monday
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
The onshore winds and average swells will persistent, becoming stronger later Sunday and into Monday as winds slowly improve.
Upgrade in the weekend's size
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Upgrade in the weekend's size
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Windy, cold and wet weather prevails with OK options for keen surfers in protected spots.
Large Southern Ocean gyre points north
Monday, 6 June 2022
Large Southern Ocean gyre points north
Monday, 6 June 2022
We've got successive increases in southerly swell due over the coming week, biggest on the weekend and early next week.
Multiple large S swell pulses incoming this week
Monday, 6 June 2022
Multiple large S swell pulses incoming this week
Monday, 6 June 2022
High pressure support along an elongated front and another deep low pressure gyre forming well South-east of the South Island super-charge a deep southern fetch Fri into Sat with an area of 20ft seas sling-shotting agressively North-east into the Tasman Sea.
Increasing wind but with swell
Monday, 6 June 2022
Increasing wind but with swell
Monday, 6 June 2022
Windy conditions with new swells on the way, spot selection will be key.
Flat spell continuing as winter pattern takes hold
Monday, 6 June 2022
Flat spell continuing as winter pattern takes hold
Monday, 6 June 2022
Both those factors will drive a series of strong cold fronts this week, with no meaningful swell for the CQ coast due to the acute Southerly swell direction.
Extended round of S swell pulses ahead, sizey over the weekend
Monday, 6 June 2022
Extended round of S swell pulses ahead, sizey over the weekend
Monday, 6 June 2022
A strong node of the long wave trough is steering fronts into the Tasman Sea while a negative phase of the SAM (Southern Annular Mode) is bringing the southern Ocean storm track into a more northerly latitude, closer to the Australian continent and Tasman Sea. Both those factors will drive a series of strong cold fronts this week, with a step-ladder effect likely as each subsequent front works on an already charged sea state.