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Severe swells & storms
Special historical reviews of significant storm and swell events.



The East Coast Low. May 19-25, 2009
Meteorological analysis. Noosa vid. 30+ pics and charts. More.


Storm Trackers - Episode 2
Mark Matthews and Richie Vaculik take on an insane, isolated WA bombie - Storm Trackers Episode 2


Storm Trackers - Episode 1
A notorious Southern NSW bombie delivered some bombs for episode 1 of our exciting new series


Exclusive: Storm Trackers - The Journey (preview)
Coastalwatch and Podsurf bring you our exciting new video


Analysis of a Storm - June 2007
The storms that ravaged coastal NSW in June 2007 brought some of the most violent weather in living memory - but some of the best waves. More.


The 2007 Pasha Bulker Stranding
The complete history off The Pasha episode including the article that we ran 3 weeks pre Pasha’s grounding spookily prophesising that such an incident was on the cards More


Kouris wreck: Cronulla 1989
Whilst all eyes are on the “Pasha” during the 3rd big storm swell to hit Sydney in 12 days, Coastalwatch have dug out a similar shipwreck scenario that occurred at Wanda beach, Cronulla back in July 1989. More.


Tsunami warnings made real for Australia
As widely reported, early Monday April 2nd a tsunami warning was issued in Australia by the Bureau of Meteorology. An earthquake had occurred just off the coast of the Solomon Islands at 20.55 on April 1st ... and this was definitely no joke. More.


Flashback to the infamous 1974 storm/swell. Sygna Stockton Wreck
The waters off the east coast of Australia are renowned for their often sudden, unpredictable and violent storms. Testimony to their power lies in the dozens of sunken ships that litter these waters, often in only a few metres. More.


Will our beaches disappear? Post Queens birthday weekend swell this is a legitimate question
When you look at the pictures of Collaroy/Sth Narrabeen after the recent storm swell you can’t help but ponder the above question. More.


More frequent and extreme storms, radical erosion, rising sea levels and storm surges – get used to it.
To those of us that are desperate for the message on global warming to get through to any remaining sceptics (especially our politicians) you may be contemplating the Chinese proverb, "Be careful what you wish for." More.


Newcastle: June 8, 2007
Friday June 8 dawned wet, windy and generally ugly in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong. There was a pretty raucous 6-8ft storm swell from the SSE accompanied by 35-45 knot winds from the SE. Meanwhile on the Gold Coast. More.


Wild storm swell, three ships in trouble at Newcastle
Just three weeks back we published an article alerting people of the backlog of tankers lined up to enter Newcastle harbour warning of the dangers of a major storm swell creating the sort of havoc that has unfortunately now unfolded. More.


Big storm swell smashes Sydney and breaks our page view record
Sydney’s beaches today Friday the 8th of June are being bombarded by the biggest swell to hit the east coast of Australia so far this year. More.

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