Hello Friends,
As of 0700 wind was light from the north and the MHL buoy’s latest reading showed 1.3 metres of 7-sec ENE wind bump. Next tide is a 1.9m high at 0840. From the cams it looks as though you can expect fatish, side-shorey knee to waist and a bit bumps at a reasonable frequency. It’s going to be stupid hot across the next couple days, so I reckon the water will be busy. According to beachwatch, the ocean’s a balmy 24.
Still waiting for an uptick in swell here in SoCal, so no fresh postcards at this point.
Here’s the official marine forecast for your consideration. And of course, you should look at the Goat’s words for the shape of the coming week.
Have a great day everybody!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast. A trough extends from northwestern Australia to southwest Victoria. A cold front crossing Tasmania is expected to link up with this trough and bring a weak southerly change to southern and central parts of the coast today but then weaken, with winds turning back to northeasterly during Saturday. A stronger cold front is expected to bring another southerly change to the south coast on Saturday and the remainder of the coast on Sunday and Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late evening. Winds shifting southerly in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres, tending northeasterly 1.5 metres around midday.
Weather
Sunny.
Saturday 11 February
Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres, tending northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Sunday 12 February
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
