Hello Friends,
Low energy levels for Saturday’s early risers, but it wasn’t flat – despite the highish tide still affecting it. Sets were into the waist to chest high range and pretty soft looking with it. Low tide’s at 1110 so as long as the forecast NE’r hasn’t pushed up to full speed, there could be a few more surf options about. By this afternoon though were due to have 15-20 of NE wind, so we’ll be back to those semi-protected north ends.
Swell is holding at about a metre at sea but overnight it’s moved more toward the ESE and the average period has bumped up to nearly 10 seconds, with some 12 sec stuff thrown in for good measure.
Beat the wind and get out there for a splash if you can, just remember to take your cruisy attitude!
Weather Situation from the Bureau
A cold front will bring weak and brief southerly change to southern half of New South Wales coast overnight and early Saturday. Behind the change a high pressure system will move rapidly over the southern Tasman Sea extending a ridge to the north coast. Another, stronger southerly change is expected to develop on the south coast Sunday night extending to the north coast during Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
About 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly 0.5 metres.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms inshore this evening.
Saturday 18 February
Winds
Northerly 10 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
Seas
Up to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly about 1 metre.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms.
Sunday 19 February
Winds
Light winds tending north to northeasterly up to 10 knots around midday then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Winds increasing to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots later in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Swell
Easterly 1 metre tending southeasterly 0.5 metres late in the evening.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms early in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms late in the evening.
