Hello Friends,
Not to worry. You’re not missing much at Crescent Head this morning. The joint may be overflowing with boomer longboarders (there’s a comp this weekend), but only about 10 people could be bothered having a go at the knee to waist high gutless dribble. Happily we got in a couple of times yesterday (see vid below from the morning sesh), so we’re being philosophical about the situation. Might go for a paddle just to get wet later.
Sydney’s got about a metre of 12 sec SE swell, with light NE wind as of 0900. It feels a bit more SSE up here, and the size is about the same at sea, but Crowdy Head is reporting about 9 sec periods – hence the gutlessness. Although the wind forecast is dour for us, the swell should start to perk overnight, so we’re gonna stick around just in case.
A few days ago the swell models were projecting substantial swell for Sunday, but they’ve gone off the boil this morning. This isn’t to say it looks bad or anything, far from it, but it probably won’t be gun worthy. Still, there could be solidly overhead sets at east spots, particularly on Monday, so that’s not too awful a prospect.
Have yourself a great day and keep on smilin’!
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Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Thursday 20 March 2014.
Weather Situation
A weak trough lies just offshore through central part of the coast this morning before dissipating as a high pressure system moves over the the southern Tasman Sea later today. A southwest change is expected to reach southern waters late on Friday before moving slowly northward along the coast. This change is expected to weaken over central parts of the coast later in the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning northeasterly in the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre, tending south to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending southerly around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Scattered thunderstorms, becoming less likely in the early afternoon, then becoming more likely at night.
Friday 21 March
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Saturday 22 March
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms.
