The Bureau of Meteorology routinely makes dynamical seasonal predictions out to 9 month lead time with the POAMA coupled ocean-atmosphere forecast system. The main focus for POAMA-1 is the prediction of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies associated with El Niño / La Niña, for which POAMA’s predictions are internationally competitive. El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the dominant driver of Australian climate variability, thus POAMA’s forecasts have great value for anticipating the behavior of El Niño.