Hello Friends,
Swell still going this morning, having dropped significantly in the last 24 hours. We still have a combo of NE and SE swell, sot there’s plenty of energy in the system. As of 0600 the MHL buoy was showing the dominant vector was two metres of 13 sec SE. Tide is dropping to a low at 1155 from a 1.6m high at 0545.
As the pictures show, there were lots of people on hand for the early session both at the point and along the beach. Set wave faces were head high to head and a bit. It seemed a bit setty, but I don’t think you’d call it inconsistent. Wind was out of the west early but it seems to have drifted around to the north as I write this (according to the RealSurf anemometer).
Outlook is for the energy to gradually fade across the day and by tomorrow be back into the knee to waist range – where it looks like staying for another week or so.
Get out there if you can and have a great Tuesday!
Weather Situation
A strengthening high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is slowly moving east, bringing light southeast to northeasterly winds to the waters. Winds will gradually turn north to northwesterly during the remainder of today and Wednesday as a cold front approaches from the west. A southerly change associated with the cold front is then expected to develop on the south coast on Wednesday and reach the north coast on Thursday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning.
Caution
Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Wednesday 24 May
Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
30% chance of a shower in the morning. Sunny afternoon.
Thursday 25 May
Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
1st Swell
Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
