Still a few in the tank
Hello Friends,
Waves are getting smaller and the lulls are longer, but there were still a few head plus wave faces at magnets as Wednesday got started. The forecast tells us it’ll probably be around the chest high mark at those places by this afternoon.
Swell at sea was 1.7 metres at 11 seconds from the ESE (126°). Wind was coming lightly from the NW at 5-6 kts before 0800. First tide of the day is the 0.5 m low at 0835. It’ll peak at a modest 1.35 m at 1450. Ocean temp is 20C.
Tomorrow and the rest of the week aren’t looking super exciting at this stage. It looks as though our next pulse could be a straight southerly that might get the usual magnet spots into the chest to head high range on Saturday.
Weather Situation
A weakening high pressure system is centred over the western Tasman Sea while a trough lies through eastern South Australia. Northerly winds will develop over most coastal waters over the next couple of days as the trough moves across New South Wales, before a fresh to strong southwest change arrives on Friday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 3 June
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Friday 4 June
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots ahead of a southerly change 25 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- East to southeasterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.