Long period South Swell from 9 July
and mysteriously underwhelm at not others.
By: "barstardos1"
And that would be SE Qld!!! But hey, the swell period is rather special so let's not bag it too much up here. How's NZ and Fiji looking!!! Bugger me, now that's sizey!!
Pretty tricky event all round... of more interest to me is the prolonged nature of the swell. Should be sizeable long period stuff outta the south from Sat thru' Tues.
Hard to remember such a prolonged and sustained series of fronts.
Wish the QUIKSCAT was still going.
Should be sizeable long period stuff outta the south from Sat thru' Tues.
By: "thermalben"
And potentially longer. :(
Give me what I scored this morning any day over these S'ly swells!!! I want east in it god damn it!!!
hell yeh. viccos in for a poundin....i wonder if those crazy stormriding crew will be in tazzie. what about shippys???
Way too windy greyhound - we're going elsewhere. Shame too - there will be some enormous waves around southern Tasmania during this swell.
From discussions with my mate in Tassie today, its fair to say that every surfer in Tassie is frothin at the moment. One of the biggest swells to hit there in a while (if it comes off as forecast).
Massive! Easy 8-10ft Bells, possibly bigger if we're lucky. Followed by a series of slightly smaller but still sizeable swells over the following days. It's a classic winter weather pattern.
The series of fronts from the south for this week has been apparent for most observers for some time. But its now starting to look pretty exciting for this weekend. The third major pulse expected, arriving Sat night - Sunday is looking like its going to pack some epic punch. Swell periods of 18 - 19 seconds at 3m - 4m is serious Hawaiian sized and really rare for Sydney. Combine with moderate NW winds and could be a truly epic weekend at some spots. Swell direction will be pure south. With such a long period swell this swell is going to magnify unexpectedly in some spots and mysteriously underwhelm at not others.