SURF FORECAST

TODAY: Short period ENE windswell bumps up under persistent northerlies. Sets around 2ft+ exposed beaches, more like 1 to 2ft elsewhere. WIND: NNW, Northerly 10 to 15 knots, tending NNE up to 15 to 20 knots.

TOMORROW: Small ENE windswell continues at around 2ft+ at the most exposed open beaches, more like 1 to 2ft elsewhere with size depending on exposure. WIND: NNW, Northerly 5 to 15 knots, tending NNE to NE 10 to 15 knots.

MONDAY: Small ENE windswell persists around 2ft across exposed breaks, more like 1 to 2ft or less elsewhere. WIND: Northerly, NNE 5 to 10 knots tending NNE to NE 10 to 15 knots plus in the afternoon.

TUESDAY: Mix of slight East and NE windswells hangs in around 1 to 2ft across exposed breaks, more like 1 to 2ft elsewhere. WIND: Early NNW, Northerly 5 to 15 knots tending NNE and freshening to 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

WEDNESDAY: Slight Easterly windswell continues, around 1 to 2ft along exposed open beaches, grading smaller elsewhere with size depending on exposure. WIND: NNW, Northerly 5 to 15 knots tending NNE and freshening ahead of a Southerly, SSE change moving through during the day.

THURSDAY: Model divergence. Potential mix of short-range NE windswell and new SSE swell. Speculatively 2 to 3ft+ far northern NSW south facing beaches, more like 1 to 2ft across exposed QLD beaches. Revisions likely on Monday. WIND: Early SW to SSW, tending SE to NE up to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. SUMMARY

Our November of discontent continues as northerly winds and small-scale surf remain in force across the region. That doesn’t just apply to this weekend - but also to the rest of the month - and probably early December to boot. The good news is there’s a nice little upswing in short-period easterly swell inbound; generated by a low-strength easterly tradewind belt spanning the southern Coral Sea.