Hello Friends,
Spectacular sky at sunrise this morning for early risers. The ocean isn’t looking all that fabulous but there does seem to be a bit more swell activity. There were a few people in the water before 0700. I’d call it knee to waist high and weak and messy. Wind was NNE 7-9 kts by 0700 and the forecast says we can expect that to build into the 15-25 kt range later. The MHL buoy was seeing 1.3 metres of 6 second east wind bump, so it’s interesting that we have anything remotely surfable. Looking at the wave spectral data, there appears to be some southerly component in the mix, so maybe that’s giving things a little lift.
First tide of the daylight hours is a 1.56m high at 0630. It’ll be back to low at 1245.
I’ll leave the forecasting to the Goat who should be along with his thoughts this evening. But, at least some of the modelling for early next week looks interesting…
Have a great Thursday one and all!
Weather Situation
A slow moving high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is directing north to northeasterly winds over most coastal areas. Little change is expected until a trough and associated cold front crosses the coast from the west on Friday and Saturday, bringing fresh west to southwesterly changes in its wake.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 3 May
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 20 to 25 knots tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by early evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of rain from the late morning. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning.
Saturday 4 May
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots shifting southerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
