Hello Friends,
Gloomy morning, but it was glassy and the early crew were seeing the odd waist to chest high set from the 1.5 metre 9 sec period SE swell. As expected, it’s weakened overnight. When I checked it out for the first time at around 0630, the waves looked a bit slow and fat, but with the right wave toy, you could have fun.
The trend is definitely gradually downward, but maybe on the turn of the tide around lunchtime, there might still be the odd amusing opportunity to be found. The Bureau says we won’t have much wind today, so from that perspective there’s no particular urgency. However, bear in mind that all the indicators currently point to it getting a little smaller and more, shall we say, episodic where the sets are concerned. So, nothing too stunning in the way of surf prospects today, but not likely to be flat (as long as you’re at a beach that likes SE swell).
This morning’s swell forecast models are generally projecting a further decline in energy levels over the next day or so. There might be a little perk in size for Monday morning thanks to a short period south pulse, but beyond that it’s really looking like a week for work and getting back into the routines of a fresh school term.
Have yourself a top old Saturday one and all.
Tides: L @1135 H @1750
Weather Situation
A weak high lies over the western Tasman Sea, while a trough over eastern NSW is expected to move into the Tasman Sea during today. A southerly change is likely to affect the south and central coast on Sunday and the north coast on Monday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Light winds.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 metre.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms during the day.
Sunday 9 October
- Winds
- Westerly 5 to 10 knots tending west to southwesterly up to 15 knots around dawn then tending south to southwesterly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 metre.
Monday 10 October
- Winds
-
Southerly 5 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly during the afternoon then tending north to northeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
-
Below 1 metre increasing up to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
-
Southeasterly 1 metre.
