SE-1.5m-10/13s
Swell seems to have picked up during the day whilst your’s truly was away… could be fun tomorrow…
Hello Friends,
One of those mornings when I got the pic up but then had to run out the door… anyway, as the others have noted, there is swell but it is fat and slow and weak. Definitely a day for the long boards, SUPs, etc. And that has me perplexed. The MHL buoy is showing about 1.5 metres of S-SSE swell at about 10 seconds apart – with some 13 second component mixed in. That should mean considerably juicier conditions than what we’re all seeing this morning. Not really sure what to make of that.
The wind is set to be light this morning and vaguely out of the NE. It’s supposed to pick up a touch later but will really get going overnight according to the Bureau. At the same time the swell models are showing around two metres of south swell filling in for tomorrow – although nothing much is actually showing on the buoys.
Have yourself a good one!
Weather Situation
A strengthening high pressure system to the southeast of Tasmania extends a ridge into eastern New South Wales. The high is expected to move slowly over the southern Tasman Sea during the next day or two. An active cold front is forecast to cross much of the state during Wednesday, reaching the coast early Thursday. A low is then likely to form over the western Tasman Sea as an upper level trough moves across the region, although its precise position is currently uncertain.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
East to northeasterly 5 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly 1 metre.
Wednesday 17 August
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots during the morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots around midday.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres during the morning then increasing to 3 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southeasterly about 2 metres.
Thursday 18 August
Winds
North to northwesterly 25 to 30 knots early, tending west to northwesterly during the morning then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Up to 3 metres decreasing to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Easterly about 2 metres.
