NE wind swell showing Saturday morning
Hello Friends,
Wind was coming lightly from the NNW at daybreak and a distinct but somewhat disorganised NE swell was tickling the MHL buoy. Out at sea it was 1.8 metres at a shade under 9 seconds apart. As the pictures show, that was translating into waist to chest-plus wave faces at well aligned locations.
Tide was coming in to the 1.44 m high at 0835 and the water temp was sitting on 22°C.
Weather was dull but not completely overcast and as 0700, the radar showed that the light shower/sprinkles were still mostly out at sea.
Weather Situation
A strong high-pressure system near New Zealand is extending a ridge over New South Wales coastal waters, maintaining northeast to southeasterly winds. Winds will become fresh north to northeasterly during the weekend as a cold front and its associated trough approach the state.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Sunday 3 May
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening. Winds turning northerly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 4 May
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots turning west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.