Hello Friends,
Mostly overcast skies with light westerly winds early. Swell is about the same as yesterday, ie just into the catchable range on sets. At 0700 there were a few bods at the point and more scattered along the beach toward the pole. A couple of hours earlier, the MHL buoy was detecting 1.5 metres of 13 sec SE swell so there should be knee to waist and a bit at optimally aligned stretches.
Tide was a 04m low at 0500 and is currently coming into a 1.4 m high at 1105. The Bureau says the cloud should give way to sunnier skies with light winds. From the look of the Bureau’s modelling, energy levels should stick around at about the same intensity through the day.
The Goat will be along later with his usual Thursday outlook, so as always I’ll be keen to see what his take is on the coming week’s prospects.
Have yourself a happy old Thursday everyone!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system east of Tasmania with a ridge to the northwest is moving slowly east and is directing northeasterly winds along the New South Wales coast. Winds will turn north to northwesterly during Friday ahead of a southwesterly change associated with a cold front that will move onto the south coast early Saturday. The change is expected to extend to the far north coast by the evening.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
Northeasterly about 10 knots tending westerly inshore during the morning. Winds turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers offshore, 20% chance elsewhere.
Friday 14 July
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 30% chance of rain offshore in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.
Saturday 15 July
Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny. 30% chance of a shower.
