Hot and tiny
Hello Friends,
We’re heading to a high of 35 C along the beaches today. The UV’s going to be fierce too, the forecast is for 11, so unprotected skin starts burning in as many minutes. The wind was light when I checked around 0730 and it’s set to stay that way all day. But, as the pictures show, wave energy is at an extremely low ebb. The MHL buoy data from 0500 showed 1.4 metres of 7 second bump from the NE, so at least it’s not completely flat.
Of course, if you read the Goat’s latest forecast, none of this would be a surprise.
Stay hydrated, folks, and go well with your Friday!
Weather Situation
A high in the Tasman Sea is directing northerly winds over Coastal Waters. Later today or Friday a weak trough will bring a brief southerly change to much of the coast before winds turn northerly again over the weekend. Following this, a cold front will bring a fresh to strong southerly change later on Sunday or Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore during this afternoon and early evening.
Saturday 20 December
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots shifting northeasterly in the late morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday 21 December
- Winds
- Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon then turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.