article_snippet.sent: East Coast Lows are particularly common in June and tend to be more frequent in autumn and winter.
article_snippet.sent: Some have speculated this week’s East Coast Low will be the worst in five years, while meteorologist with Weatherzone Rob Sharpe told the Sydney Morning Herald:
article_snippet.sent: Newcastle is going to be our most significant east coast low since spring.
article_snippet.sent: East Coast Lows were common in the 1970s but became less common in the 90s,’ Mr White said.
article_snippet.sent: Other notable east coast lows occurred in October 2004, when there were mean wave heights off Sydney of 5m with a maximum height of about 10m.