Hello Friends,
Another warm and sunny day on the cards for Monday. But it’s also another day of flatness for the east coast. My Dee Why picture is probably a reasonable example of the situation elsewhere. The MHL data shows half a metre of swell from the NE with an average period of 13 seconds. But I couldn’t see any hint of 13-second lines myself.
This morning’s swell modelling is showing a change to a more southerly swell pattern from late tomorrow. It doesn’t look like amounting to much, although it should be bigger than today’s offerings. Figure maybe waist at NE spots for tomorrow (but with SE wind), then maybe up a touch at south spots from Wednesday through to the weekend. Some models are showing a longer period south pulse filling in on Sunday and lasting through to maybe Tuesday morning. But that’s a long way out, so I’m only cautiously hopeful at this point.
Have yourself a great Monday everyone!
Next tide is a high at 1100.
Weather Situation
A slow-moving high pressure ridge lies across the Tasman Sea with cold fronts passing to the south. The ridge is expected to remain the dominant synoptic feature over central and northern New South Wales over the next few days. A weak front passing over southeastern NSW will bring a weak southerly change on Monday to waters south of the Hunter. The wind will turn northerly again on Tuesday ahead of the next front which is expected to bring a southwesterly change to the south during Wednesday and the north during Thursday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southwesterly below 10 knots early in the morning then becoming southeasterly about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Up to 1 metre.
Swell
Northeasterly up to 1 metre.
Tuesday 30 April
Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Wednesday 1 May
Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Up to 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon and evening.
Swell
Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.
