Near flat again
Hello Friends,
Yep, as expected, it’s still nearly flat. If you can manage ankle to knee high little crumblers there should be a few options around. But you’ll want to be keen. The south wind arrived around 0630 and as of 0900 was 12-20 kts. The only energy showing on the MHL directional spectrum chart for 0700 was 1.3 metres of SW 4-second wind bump headed straight out to sea. The forecast is calling for a south pulse to arrive later, the Eden buoy was showing 2+ metres from the SSW at 7 seconds, so I’ll be surprised if that translates into a noticeable improvement for spots out of the wind.
We’ll see what the Goat says when he rolls out his week-ahead forecast, but from what I’m seeing on the models, prospects are not exciting.
The summer waiting game continues.
Have a great Thursday.
Weather Situation
A cold front located along the Illawarra Coast is moving north along the coast today. It is bringing a fresh to strong southerly change to NSW waters, reaching the northern coast later today. Winds will turn southeasterly Friday then easterly Saturday and Sunday as a new ridge forms along the coast in the wake of the cold front.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 15 to 25 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Friday 13 February
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Saturday 14 February
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.