Hello Friends,

ESE 20-30 knots. Need I say more? Swell is out of the SE and up to 3 metres, but the period is only about 8 seconds so combined with the wind, the ocean is a real mess. I suppose it might be possible to get in the water in a very protected corner, but that short period means most of the energy won’t be refracting into the sheltered zones. The heavy rain yesterday – and more due today – will have turned the ocean into a less than delightful soup of stormwater runoff.

The blasting wind is set to continue from the SE through tomorrow, before backing off a little – but staying onshore – on Thursday.

Again this morning the forecast models are pointing toward Friday-Saturday being fun. The swell should be a couple metres and around to the east with periods close to the 10 second mark. Throw in light offshores and it could be very good indeed. I know it’s just a forecast… but one can dream!

Have yourself a great day!

TIDES: H @0700, L @1245

Weather Situation
A trough lies along NSW coast with a low developing in the far north. A high pressure ridge stretches over the Bass Strait and the southern Tasman Sea. The trough will remain slow-moving on Tuesday then contract northeast on Wednesday with the low moving further away from the coast. The ridge will be gradually strengthening from the south from Wednesday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds: East to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Southerly about 1.5 metres tending easterly 2 to 3 metres this afternoon and evening. Isolated thunderstorms.

Forecast for Wednesday
Winds: East to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots later in the evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Southeasterly about 1.5 metres tending easterly during the day. Isolated thunderstorms offshore.

Forecast for Thursday
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending east to southeasterly up to 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres.

Hello Friends,

Steady rain and low visibility to start the day, so all I can tell you at the moment is that the swell at sea is still SE and around the two metre mark, but the average period has dropped from 10 to 8 seconds (although there’s still some 14 second component in amongst it). There’s around 20 kts of southerly as of 0715 and the forecast says it’ll be moving around to the SE later. Not the best.

From the shape of the forecast this morning, we’re in for junky SE’ly wind and on again off again showers through close of play Wednesday.

I managed to go shooting at the weekend and will have a couple fresh galleries from yesterday to post later this morning.

Have a good one!

Tides: H @0620, L @1200

Weather Situation
A trough lies along NSW coast with a low off the Central Coast while another low is developing near the Far North Coast. A high pressure ridge stretches over the Bass Strait and the southern Tasman Sea. The trough will remain slow moving on Monday and Tuesday then contract northeast on Wednesday. The ridge will be gradually strengthening from the south from Wednesday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight
Winds: South to southeasterly 5 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly later in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southerly about 1.5 metres. The chance of thunderstorms. Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.

Forecast for Tuesday
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots becoming easterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning then tending east to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots around midday. Seas: 1 to 2 metres increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 to 3 metres. The chance of thunderstorms. Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.

Forecast for Wednesday
Winds: East to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly 3 metres. Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.