Hello Friends,
Afternoon update:
Went for a wave at the point late this morning just as the wind was starting to gradually chop it up for the rest of the day. Nothing too exceptional really, but it was good to get wet (when is it not?) on a sunny Friday. Water was a bit chilly at first, but after a wave or two I wasn’t thinking about how I really need to replace the steamer.
Swell has bumped up just a touch over earlier but the wind is bumping it up a fair amount.
After I got out, I grabbed a couple of snaps to give you a feel for what it was like…
Swell direction’s moved more to the SE and as of 0600 was 1.8 metres at 11 seconds out at sea. I watched the point and the beach for awhile and what I saw were kind of fat waist to chest high wave faces (with the odd bigger one) at the point and what appeared to be closer to chest to shoulder (but shutting down a fair amount) in the beach break.
Wind is set to be light SW this morning but to go SE in the afternoon (although the Bureau says it’ll only be around the 10kt mark, so just kinda lightly choppy).
Tide was low at 0530 and will be high at 1145.
From the shape of the forecasts, it seems the wave energy will likely hang around at this level through the day. Although this morning is probably the best plan.
And, looking ahead to the weekend, I agree with the Goat!
Have yourself a great Friday and keep on smilin’.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred to the east of Bass Strait extends a ridge northwards along the New South Wales coast, while a trough deepens over the state’s west. Coastal winds will shift more northerly during the weekend as the high moves across the Tasman Sea, increasing during Sunday as the trough approaches. This passing of this trough is forecast to bring a westerly wind change to much of the coast late Sunday or Monday, after which a low is likely to deepen rapidly over the Tasman Sea. The position of this low could have significant implications for coastal winds and sea-state.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots, becoming east to southeasterly about 10 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Saturday 16 August
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Sunday 17 August
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots shifting westerly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, tending easterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms.
