Hello Friends,
Grey skies and drizzling when I checked around 0830. No one in the water that I could see but there were some chest plus looking shutdowns unloading along the beach. The MHL buoy report from 0500 was indicating SSE swell of 1.4m at 16 seconds. Bit surprising that nothing seemed to be happening at the point when I checked. Given the juicy look to the sets I saw, I reckon there could be something worthy somewhere…
Outlook according to the forecast models, is for the energy to stay in the surfable range through the weekend, but to be on the fade and then small (but not flat) into next week. Beyond that it’s the usual mixed picture. I’m hoping the projection of a sizable pulse in a couple of week’s time will in fact happen. 🙂
Have yourself a great Friday one and all!
H@ 0800, L@ 1340
Weather Situation
A high lies over the Tasman Sea while a trough extends through western Queensland and New South Wales. This trough will move eastwards today, with a transient low expected to develop off the northern New South Wales coast. This system should move rapidly away to the east on the weekend as the Tasman Sea high weakens, with southerly winds extending along the coast in its wake. A new, although fairly feeble, ridge is then expected to extend across the region from the west.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching 20 knots offshore, shifting west to southwesterly in the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
East to southeasterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore by evening.
Saturday 29 March
Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Sunday 30 March
Winds
South to southeasterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms offshore until evening.
