Indonesia/Maldives forecast Jul 17
Strong west swells from tomorrow 
Strong west swells from tomorrow 
We've got tons of energy inbound but it'll all be west.
Possibility of some small waves next week 
Possibility of some small waves next week 
This won’t be well placed for CQ but we may see a rideable day as the low drifts away towards New Caledonia.
Larger surf to come with a couple of windows to the north 
Larger surf to come with a couple of windows to the north 
Metro locations will be the pick this period with persistent onshore breezes to the south.
Unusual swell source over the weekend with NE windswell next week 
Unusual swell source over the weekend with NE windswell next week 
Tiny into tomorrow before a small kick in E/SE swell Fri from the low SE of the South Island which is currently on the edge of the swell window.
Out of season east swell now on the radar 
Out of season east swell now on the radar 
We'll see plenty of surf surf from this system initially but there is broad model agreement we’ll see this low deepen and develop into a more powerful system mid/late next week as it drifts into a position north of the North Island. Best case scenario is a quality E’ly groundswell event from this system.
Large swells inbound for the state 
Large swells inbound for the state 
We've got back to back large swells inbound as winds mostly favour the South Coast.
Flukey swell sources from the S short term, looking eastwards next week 
Flukey swell sources from the S short term, looking eastwards next week 
Not much short term gain from this system but there is broad model agreement we’ll see this low deepen and develop into a more powerful system mid/late next week as it drifts into a position north of the North Island.
Good to excellent surf on the way 
Good to excellent surf on the way 
Multiple pulses of large swell are inbound, with favourable winds for the Surf Coast.
Indonesia/Maldives forecast Jul 15 
Indonesia/Maldives forecast Jul 15 
The models are mixing swells and over-forecasting the incoming swell energy. Read more for the run down.