Hello Friends,
Light but steady 6-7 kt ESE breeze and a bumpy knee to waist-ish plus waves at Kiddies and possibly at the point as we headed toward the 1.9m high tide at 1115.
The Bureau tells us we can expect a break from the hot weather today and that we could see a bump up in the swell energy during the morning.
The MHL buoys started picking up an increase in both swell height and average period last night and as of 0500 the Sydney buoy was showing 1.9 metres of 10-sec SSE swell.
This morning’s swell modelling isn’t entirely uniform across the various prediction sites. Some are showing the swell fading back this afternoon (in line with the Bureau’s call) and then being small to near flat for the working week, but others project the current size to maintain through Monday. The long range predictions are currently showing some manner of south wind, south swell event for next weekend. At this stage it looks like potentially getting into the head high rangebut with a fair amount of south to SE wind Sat-Mon.
I’ll be keeping an eye on it for you from the other side of the planet from Wednesday onward…
Have yourself a great Sunday!
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough off the New South Wales far north coast is deepening with a small low possibly developing within it Sunday morning. South to southeasterly winds will turn north to northeasterly during Monday as a high pressure system moves over the Tasman Sea extending a ridge along the coast and the trough weakens. The next south to southeasterly change is expected to develop along the south and central coasts on Wednesday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Monday 16 January
Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 17 January
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Mostly sunny. 20% chance of a shower
