It was supposed to go flat but it didn’t
Hello Friends,
Well, there’s a turn up for the books. The swell models were calling for much smaller conditions today, but Huey had other ideas and was dispensing the odd head plus set to keep thing interesting for the crew in the water along the beach. It wasn’t quite as big at the point, but the sizable crew weren’t going without either. There appeared to be quite a wait between sets, and the Bureau is telling us to expect the swell to fade to a metre or so by midday. So, who knows, maybe I happened to get snaps of the last of the bigger stuff. It’s a phenomenon known to every surfer: you rock up at the beach, see a big set and paddle out all stoked, only to gradually realise that it was the last gasp of the swell.
As of 0810, swell was averaging 1.3m at a grunty 15 seconds apart from 164° (S by SSE). Weather should be sunny all day as we head to a taste of summer high of 27C.
Wondering about the surf prospects for the weekend and beyond? Well, you old hands know the drill, it’s Friday, so that means the Goat’s dropped his pearls of surf wisdom overnight.
Enjoy your Friday, and stay safe everyone!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system is located over the northern Tasman Sea and will remain near stationary while weakening. Meanwhile, a cold front is expected to bring a strong south to southwesterly change to the far south coast on Friday afternoon, which will weaken as it moves northwards along the coast on Saturday. After this, another high is forecast to reach the Tasman Sea with winds easing and turning northerly by Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly during the morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore later in the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 25 September
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning then tending southerly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Becoming cloudy.
Sunday 26 September
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers