Hello Friends,
Grey skies yet again, but it was glassy along the northern beaches and a small NE windswell was producing the odd waist high set at the exposed spots. The buoy data shows that the average size at sea is around the 1.5 metre mark and the period is at about 8 seconds. The wind wasn’t a factor for the early risers, but it is set to bump up into the 10-15 kt range by this afternoon.
Given the swell direction, there should be at least a little something around the place through the day. As that wind gets going, the clean options will move up toward the north ends. And who knows, maybe the extra energy will make the average sets a bit bigger too.
Tomorrow the wind is going to be around to the north in the morning and then back to the NE later in the day. The swell should stagger along at levels similar to today’s.
In fact, looking at the week ahead, this morning’s run of the forecast models isn’t deviating too significantly from The Goat’s forecast – ie, marginal but not utterly flat.
Have yourself a great Saturday!
TIDES: L @0820, H @1410
Weather Situation
A semi-stationary high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge to New South Wales far north coast. A cold front is expected to bring southerly change to the south and central coasts on Monday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Inshore:
Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending east to northeasterly up to 10 knots during the afternoon. Winds tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots by early evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly about 1.5 metres. The chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon.
Offshore:
Winds: Northeast to northwesterly 5 to 15 knots becoming northwesterly up to 10 knots around midday then tending northeasterly 10 to 20 knots by early evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly about 1.5 metres.
Forecast for Sunday
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 20 knots around dawn. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly 1 metre.
Forecast for Monday
Winds: Northerly 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 15 knots during the morning then tending south to southwesterly up to 25 knots during the afternoon. Winds tending south to southeasterly up to 25 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly about 1.5 metres. The chance of thunderstorms from the morning.
