Hello Friends,
Smooth conditions as the day got started and 1.2 m of 15-sec of SE (137°) swell. Sets at the point looked to be shoulder to head plus when I checked at 0700. Up the beach toward No Mans the size is similar, but the long lines will be testing the not-very-peaky banks. As anyone who’s been in the water there lately knows, there are way more shutdowns than makeable ones. Tide is now dropping to a 0.58 m low at 1030 and high will be 1.4 m at 1650.
It’s set to be partly cloudy today with a high of 25. The wind was NNW 10-12 kts early, but as you can see it wasn’t affecting surface conditions for the early. The Bureau says we can expect it to push up into the 20-25 kt range from the west by this evening.
It’ll be interesting to see the Goat’s take on the prospects later today. Right now it looks to me as though there could be big to fun to big to fun for the next week. But let’s see what the master says…
Have a great day and yes, I’ll try to sling up a few more piccies later…
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending westerly 20 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 11 May
Gale Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Saturday 12 May
- Winds
- Westerly 30 to 40 knots tending southwesterly during the morning.
- Seas
- 3 to 5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
- 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.
