Hello Friends,
Bit mystified by the Bureau’s large swell warning this morning. From what I saw it’s fat and full with a modest south swell struggling to produce anything above chest high. Not much wind about to start, but nor was the 8-9 second period swell showing much in the way of a line. The wind is set to build up a little and be out of the east to south east as the morning gloom gives way to a sunnier afternoon.
There were two or three bods having a go at Northy before 0700, but the biggest thing I saw coming in was a fat and slow looking waist high. Around at Dee Why there were slightly bigger things showing up at the centre and along the rocks at the point.
The buoy data from up at Coffs Harbour (Brian, where are ya?) is showing some 2+ metre stuff with seas getting up to 4 metres, but the period is only around 8 seconds, so there’s nothing obvious there that one can point to.
The swell models are showing the energy building up through the day for us though, and by tomorrow morning we could have around 1.5-2m of 12-13 sec east swell – if they’re right. Tide will be high of course, but with luck it’ll come together at east spots before the NE wind starts to be too much of a factor.
Looking into next week there’s nothing too exciting showing on the charts. I’m hoping for a few small things to cool off in on Tuesday when we’re set to cook.
Anyway, have yourself a top old Saturday one and all!
TIDES: L @1215, H @1810
Weather Situation
A high west of Bass Strait is expected to move east with a ridge pushing north along the NSW coast. The high will become established over the Tasman Sea over the weekend with a ridge to the north coast.Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly by evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly about 1.5 metres. Swell: Southerly 1 metre tending easterly during the evening. Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.Forecast for Sunday
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1.5 metres by early evening. Swell: Easterly 1 metre.Forecast for Monday
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly 1 metre.
