Hello Friends,
Had a chance to get a close up look at the beach from Long Reef about 0750 and can report that the wind was cold and the waves tiny up at the Long Reef end. But there were cleaner looking options down the beach toward No Mans. Actually got a picture of a head high wave face on one, but it shutdown a second later and for the most part waves were in the waist high range with the odd chest-ish set. Not many in the water either, but I’d put that down to the icy breeze as much as anything else.
Good to see the MHL buoy data is back online again. The Sydney unit was showing 1.45 metres of 9 sec ESE wind swell at 0600. Wind was lightly out of the west as of 0730. Tide was low at 0415 and is now running into the 1.35 m high at 1045.
Wind is predicted to ramp up from the south and should be hitting the 20 kt mark by lunch. So, if you’re getting in, sooner is better.
Outlook according the Bureau is for light southerlies tomorrow early and a small combo swell from the south and NE. The models are showing surf size sitting around the current settings through the weekend. Happily, they’re still pointing toward a solid swell event (but rainy and windy) for the front half of next week. So there is that…
Have a great Tuesday everyone.
Weather Situation
A small scale low pressure system within a trough off the far southern QLD and northern NSW coasts is expected to weaken later on Wednesday, but the trough is expected to persist for the next few days. This system is directing south to southeasterly winds about much of the coast, with wind speeds increasing along the far north coast. Winds tend northerly on the southern half of the coast during Wednesday ahead of a weak southerly change on Thursday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Wednesday 14 June
Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Thursday 15 June
Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
