Hello Friends,
At 0600 tide was just on the low, winds were light from the SW, surface conditions were smooth and the MHL buoy was detecting about 1.7 metres of 9-sec SE swell. That’s better than yesterday’s forecasts and it should mean waist to even chest at magnet spots as the tide comes in. Wind should be mellow this morning before swinging around to the NE. Beachwatch says it’s 25 in the water and the Bureau says the air will only be a couple degrees warmer at 27.
Still waiting for the swell to perk here in California, so again I’ve pulled a frame grab from the Surfline cams. This time you’re looking at the south side of Huntington Beach pier this morning. It’s so small that there’s no one in the water. No one at Huntington means really, really bad. So we hang in there for another day or two before the next onslaught of winter swell…
Weather Situation
A high pressure system near Tasmania with a ridge to the northeast is directing south to southeasterly winds along the New South Wales coast. Winds will turn east to northeasterly today as the high moves over the Tasman Sea maintaining the ridge to northwest. The next southerly change is expected to develop on the south coast on Friday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the morning and early afternoon.
Thursday 16 February
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.
Friday 17 February
Winds
North to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly sunny. 20% chance of a shower.
