Hello Friends,
At 0700 the wind was 15-20 kts from the SE. Skies were overcast and from the look of the cams, even protected corners were looking sloppy and torn up. Size at exposed spots should be easy head high on sets. Swell’s gone more SE and as of midnight average period was in the 12 sec range while heights at sea were around the 3-4 metre mark. So, no lack of energy anyway.
Surf conditions do not look red-hot for the next few days. Swell won’t be lacking, but the wind will be basically continuously awful.
There was a 1.7m high tide at 0540 and it’s now running out to the low at 1230-ish. The weather radar at 0710 was showing scattered showers heading toward Sydney from the SE, which is in line with the Bureau’s forecast. It should continue showery until Saturday when there might be a brief respite before the start coming in again. Gee, you’ve had a fair amount of the wet stuff lately!
Southern and Central California are still pretty small and Santa Barbara is flat. So, today’s pics come from north and south of where I am…
Weather Situation
A low pressure system over the central Tasman Sea is slow moving. It will generate large and powerful surf conditions over much of the NSW coast over the next few days, as well as fresh to strong south to southwesterly winds over the northern half of the coast. A slow moving high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge to the southern half of the coast, with winds tending moderate to fresh east to southeasterly.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell
Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Thursday 9 March
Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Friday 10 March
Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell
Southeasterly 2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing
