Hello Friends,
Swell’s faded right away this morning. Tide was just coming up to the high at 0700 when I checked it out for the first time today and the MHL buoy data was showing 0.8 of a metre from the SE at about 8 seconds. There was just the tiniest hint of a line at the point and less than that up the beach toward No Mans. Not that it matters much, but the wind was out of the south at 10-15 kts, so surface conditions were less than appetizing.
That wind might push up a little bump later, but the overall picture from the models is not exactly bright. Today and tomorrow aren’t likely to be surfable and while there’s some hope for Saturday and Sunday, most models are showing marginal to tiny short period NE wind bump. The Goat should be along later with his thoughts for the week to come, so I’m hoping he’ll pick up on something I’m missing on the long range predictions…
Have a top old Thursday one and all!
Weather Situation
A cold front will move away to the east today, with an associated southerly change moving along the central coast and stalling on the northern coast this evening. A high pressure system will slowly move over southern New South Wales and the Tasman Sea on Friday and Saturday, tending winds back northerly by the weekend. Winds will strengthen on Sunday ahead of another cold front and southerly change expected on the south coast early Monday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southeasterly early in the morning. Winds reaching 25 knots at times early in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Friday 28 October
Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Saturday 29 October
Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots tending northeasterly 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 30% chance of a shower.
