Spring

[steve shearer]

Tidy little pattern look set to unfold this coming week as a trough moving into the Tasman forms a decent surface low cradled by a high.

Maybe Oldman's hype call might have some merit after all.

[Donweather]

Models still struggling with the positioning of the low in the Tasman though, which will dictate just how much of the swell gets into the SE Qld points.

[steve shearer]

sure, sure.

there's broad enough agreement on the surf potential of this low to not get too worried about the specifics.

worst case, 3-4ft point surf down here......best case 4-6ft.

just nice to see a low in the Tasman at temperate/sub-tropical lats this time of year.

[Donweather]

just nice to see a low in the Tasman at temperate/sub-tropical lats this time of year.

Agreed and I'm liking it too that's for sure.

Looks like Huey is delivering a very nice bday pressie for me towards the end of the working week.

[steve shearer]

loving the look of the latest model runs.

[oldman]

What farking hype?????????????????????????

[steve shearer]

'best in living memory"

[oldman]

Already there Steve, already done and dusted, that award has been handed out to Spring 2012, even if the next 6 weeks are abject flatness.

Why is surf flatness always 'abject'. Cliches united.

[steve shearer]

Already there Steve, already done and dusted, that award has been handed out to Spring 2012,

Excuse me for interrupting the slight amount of megalomania in that call, but I believe, like "best anything" that call cannot be self-administered.

[SAsurfa]

Looks like peak is now early evening across North Coast with some solid 6-8ft surf on the cards.

Bit of a change from the last couple of months of weak windswells you've guys have seen up there.

[Donweather]

Looks like peak is now early evening across North Coast with some solid 6-8ft surf on the cards.

And my guess is through some fine tuning of the models/actual fetch, the real peak will occur during the cover of darkness and so once again SE Qld will be somewhat robbed of a good swell event in Spring.

I'm not complaining though as it's certainly lovely to see some onion rings in October!!!

Just to shake this fecking woeful man flu that I've got so I can actually have some strength to surf this swell event!!!

[oldman]

Looks like peak is now early evening across North Coast with some solid 6-8ft surf on the cards.

Bit of a change from the last couple of months of weak windswells you've guys have seen up there.

Craig, that pic on the front cover of today's swellnet is as perfect a surf picture as I have ever seen.

It'd be like you had gone to heaven paddling out there.

[SAsurfa]

Agree Don, looks like all the peak will definitely be overnight, which I absolutely hate!

And yeah Oldman, pretty sweet ay!

Personally I'd like to be the one on the wave though, not the guy on the inside, haha.

[steve shearer]

I don't mind that latest ASCAT Pass at all.

pretty abrupt jump in local S/SSE swell here.

[Donweather]

Cape Moreton reached gusts of almost 60 knts last night as that change came through. Pretty impressive considering the low hadn't even really taken shape at that stage!!!

I/we still need that swell to be more east of south....but latest model runs look to be getting it there!!!

Unfortunately my man flu looks like I'm gonna have to sit this one out......just so lethargic in the mornings at the moment!!!

[steve shearer]

eat some concrete Don and harden the fcuk up.

it's not everyday we get a swell like this in Rocktober.

just checked a local point: 3-4ft with no-one out.

wind SSW------cross-off

[Donweather]

eat some concrete Don and harden the fcuk up.

it's not everyday we get a swell like this in Rocktober.

Yeah yeah, righto Steve. I forgot we're not all hero's like yourself. With no energy whatsoever, I don't think it would be wise decision to attempt a solid point session with 1000 other cvnts, for both their health and safety and mine.

[steve shearer]

just winding u up Don.