Showery, blown out and junky
Hello Friends,
It’s a day for things other than surfing. Not only that, it’s probably three days of foul weather as we get a taste of what our friends, family and fellow Australians have been going through up on the north coast and in SE Queensland. We could see anywhere from 100 to 200mm of rain in the next 48 hours according to the Bureau. Swell’s currently a couple of metres at 9 seconds from the east, but as the BoM marine forecast below warns, it’s going to get more dramatic soon.
Stay safe folks!
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure to the south and a trough near southeastern Queensland are generating showery easterly winds along the New South Wales coast. This trough deepens and moves south today, with a vigorous low pressure system developing within the trough as it heads towards the central or southern parts of the coast either late Tuesday or Wednesday. This will bring strong to gale force winds to the northern waters today, which will shift to the southern coast over the next couple of days. Waves may increase further on Wednesday with the development of the low within the trough.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Gale Warning for Tuesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending south to southeasterly 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon, increasing to 25 to 35 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeast to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Wednesday 2 March
Gale Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 25 to 35 knots tending east to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots in the morning, then becoming 15 to 25 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 4 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 4 to 5 metres, tending easterly 5 to 7 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 4 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southerly 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Thursday 3 March
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions in the early morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.