Hello Friends,
First day back from my trip up north and whadya know, there are waves. The MHL buoy is showing 1.5 metres of 8-0 sec from the east, but there were definitely shoulder to head high wave faces at the point and up the beach – which is more than I’d have expected from the numbers. Crowd was a Sunday standard moderately busy. The Bureau says the wind’ll be relatively light and from the S-SW later. At 0730 it was out of the west.
Tide’s low at 1020 and then back to a 1.5m high at 1640. Weather should be partly cloudy with a high of 22. Water is generally clean according to beachwatch.
Outlook is for waves all day and tomorrow the models are telling us to expect a very long period (14-16 sec!) pulse from the SSE with light winds all day. The predictions are for the energy to still be rolling in on Tuesday and for the wind to again be light. It’s shaping to be smaller but not unsurfably so in the back half of the work week and through the weekend. Happy days!
Have a great Sunday everyone!
Forecast issued at 4:16 am EST on Sunday 21 May 2017.
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough has brought a weak southerly change along the New South Wales south coast which will reach Sydney Waters early today and the north coast overnight. Winds will turn north to northwesterly during Tuesday ahead of another southerly change associated with a cold front expected to develop Wednesday night.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers offshore, 30% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm this evening.
Monday 22 May
Winds
South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres, tending northeasterly 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 20% chance of a shower at night.
Tuesday 23 May
Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending northerly during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers.
