Thursday was little but not flat
Hello Friends,
Took the snaps at dusk, having been otherwise engaged today. There were waves around the place today thanks to a metre or so of 9-sec ENE swell. I’d call the sets chest high on the bombs, but the average wave was more like knee to waist – and not particularly juicy.
The prospects for tomorrow look like possibly being a wee bit bigger with a more straight east swell with, potential for some long period energy arriving from TC Vainau to maybe spark things up. Wind should be light northerly in the morning too.
Some interesting looking models for the weekend and early next week, but I’m hoping the Goat will chime in shortly with his always level-headed take…
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Thursday 9 April 2026.
Weather Situation
Northerly winds strengthening ahead of a strong cold front that is forecast to move across the coastal waters Friday with a fresh and gusty southerly wind change in its wake expected late Friday into Saturday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Clear.
Friday 10 April
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending northeasterly 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.
Saturday 11 April
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then tending east to northeasterly around 1 metre later in the evening.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 12 April
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- 1st Swell
- South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.