Only tiny swells now Alfred is to the south
Only tiny swells now Alfred is to the south
With the storm now south of Fraser (K'gari) we’ll see most of the swell blocked by that Island.
With the storm now south of Fraser (K'gari) we’ll see most of the swell blocked by that Island.
The surf will be small to tiny with a few southerly, onshore days in the mix.
Alfred is expected to move SE today, generating mod to large swells down the NSW coast (it’s already solid in the sub-tropics!) and reaching all the way down to Tasmania.
Tomorrow will be windy with building levels of swell while Wednesday looks the pick, though with strong, tricky offshore winds. Another good swell is due Sunday but with wind.
TC Alfred (982hPa) is currently about 465 km east north-east of Brisbane and moving SE at 7kts holding intensity as a Cat 2 system continuing to generate pumping cyclone surf.
The South Coast is the pick tomorrow morning before the Mid Coast becomes the target later week.
Alfred is expected to move SE today, generating mod to large swells down the NSW coast (it’s already solid in the sub-tropics!). Alfred takes a westwards turn thorough Tues into Wed and there’s now model consensus we’ll see a coastal crossing in SEQLD or far NENSW Thurs or Fri.
The coming period isn't ideal for the Surf Coast with fun windows to the east.
Tomorrow will be minimal in size with a better chance for a surf Sunday morning.
TC Alfred is about 730 KM NE of Rockhampton and expected to move southwards today, with a SW track possible into Sat.