Hello Friends,
As predicted, swell spiked up last night from the SSE and briefly hit 7 metres offshore at around 0300. As of 0600 it was 3.5 metres at close to 12 seconds. It must be very setty though because in 10 minutes of watching I saw only one set (see pic below) hit the point and it was maybe head and a bit. Lots of folks in the water though which makes me think I just didn’t wait out the lull…
Although the call is for southerly wind, as of 0800 it was still offshore. It’s supposed to be 15-20 kts south. Swell’s expected to decay steadily across the day. Tide was low at 0810 and is now coming back in to the high at 1430. Tomorrow the Bureau says we should have light and variable winds plus a south and east swell combo that ought to produce a few small waves. The combo should last into Tuesday as well. In fact, if the models have it right, we should have little surfable waves pretty much all week.
Your correspondent is off to the ABC 702 studios to join Simon Marnie and Rob Brander for a chat about last weekend’s excitement along the beaches.
Have yourself a top old Sunday one and all!
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Weather Situation
A gusty south to southwesterly change will extend across the northern half of the coast today, in the wake of which a high pressure system extends a ridge over the NSW Waters. This high will then drift east over Southeast Australia and over the Tasman Sea during Monday and Tuesday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions in the morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Monday 13 June
Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower.
Tuesday 14 June
Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon then becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny. 20% chance of a shower.
