Yeah, nah: 'tis a pretty uninspiring outlook
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Yeah, nah: 'tis a pretty uninspiring outlook
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
There’s not a lot of juice left in the tank.
Steady drumbeat of E swell this week overlapped by large S swell Sun
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Steady drumbeat of E swell this week overlapped by large S swell Sun
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Current ASCAT (satellite windspeed) passes show a broad fetch of E to ESE’ly winds feeding into the small low east of Tasmania, with another weak low centre off the NSW Mid North Coast also providing a weak E’ly fetch.
Small, clean surf to round off the week, with multiple swell sources ahead
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Small, clean surf to round off the week, with multiple swell sources ahead
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
These swell trains are generated as a deep, angled trough through the area between the North Island and New Caledonia merges with the remnants of the Tasman low and focusses E to ENE winds in a broad area near the North Island during Friday.
Multiple swell sources continue with some favourable windows ahead
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Multiple swell sources continue with some favourable windows ahead
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
The interplay between the two systems is producing a fetch of E/SE winds through the Central Tasman, in effect a sub-tropical looking tradewind style fetch we might see in Summer.
Uninspiring outlook, but there's a few windows of opportunity
Monday, 18 October 2021
Uninspiring outlook, but there's a few windows of opportunity
Monday, 18 October 2021
Forecast data looks uninspiring for the rest of this week, but we should see small leftover waves for the next few days thanks to a trailing polar low/front below the state yesterday that’s generating some minor S/SW swell for our region.
Brief windows ahead, including one day for the Mid
Monday, 18 October 2021
Brief windows ahead, including one day for the Mid
Monday, 18 October 2021
Wednesday looks to be the pick of the forecast period down south. The Mid has good options lining up for the weekend.
Onshore gales and storm surf ahead as low batters the South-West
Monday, 18 October 2021
Onshore gales and storm surf ahead as low batters the South-West
Monday, 18 October 2021
The first blast tomorrow will be increasing N/NW windswell, with increasing N’ly winds tending NW through the a’noon and potentially becoming gale force, especially on the Bunbury to Perth stretch.
Patchy week ahead, next week looks a little better
Monday, 18 October 2021
Patchy week ahead, next week looks a little better
Monday, 18 October 2021
Easing swells are expected from Tuesday onwards, but the main issue we have for the short term - at least, west of Melbourne - is a developing south-easterly airstream on Tuesday that’ll veer gusty easterly into Wednesday.
Lots of surf from the East this week, with onshore winds abating by Thursday
Monday, 18 October 2021
Lots of surf from the East this week, with onshore winds abating by Thursday
Monday, 18 October 2021
A trough in the Tasman off the NSW coast deepens into a small, surface low through Tuesday. Compared to model runs on Friday, this slow moving low is now positioned further south, in a more favourable position for swell generation for the East Coast of Tas.
Lots of workable options this week with small, fun surf and periods of favourable winds
Monday, 18 October 2021
Lots of workable options this week with small, fun surf and periods of favourable winds
Monday, 18 October 2021
From tomorrow we see a large, southwards located high and multiple troughs located in the Tasman sea and inland become the dominant synoptic features for the week. This is going to set-up some tricky, short-lived fetches as well as another week of multiple wind changes.