Grey and small but not flat
Hello Friends,
Grey skies and a steady 8-12 kt north wind greeted early risers on Friday morning. Out at sea the swell was a metre at 11 seconds from the ENE (116°) and that was delivering waist to chest high wave faces on sets at focal points along the beach north from the point. Tide was about an hour off the 0825 high when I took the pictures. It’ll be back to low at 1400, by which time the wind will probably be in the 15-20 kt range out of the north to NW. We should see a high of 18 (same as the sea) today and the Bureau tells us that some rain is a near certainty.
Outlook is for the wave energy to fade across the day. The Mighty Goat is still off the grid this morning, so in his stead I’ll just say that it looks like tomorrow will be very small and Sunday could be close to flat. Beyond that it was not looking inspiring on the long range models…
Go well with your day everyone and stay safe!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the northeast of New South Wales with northerly winds, as a cold front approaches from the west. This front is forecast to bring a westerly change on Saturday, after which a low pressure system is expected to form off the South Coast within the front and heads to the east of Tasmania while deepening.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain.
Saturday 13 August
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, turning westerly in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Sunday 14 August
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.