Hello Friends,
Grey and mild with 10-13kts of SSE wind under overcast skies as of 0830 on Thursday morning. Ankle to knee and a bit high waves every now and then at the point, and presumably along the beach north from there. Only people I could see in the water were doing what they could with the sloppy, tiny bumps along said point. The MHL buoy was seeing 1.4m of 6 second period dribble from the S by SSE. Outlook is for the wind to luff along at about the current intensity for the rest of the day and for the swell, such as it is, to dribble away into the unsurfable range. Tide was low at 0740 and will be back to high at 1350. There wasn’t much smoke haze when I grabbed the pics, but the forecast says we could see some by late morning… We’re due to see a high of 25C along the beaches. Beachwatch reports that water has bounced up to 23C, so at least if you go for a swim it should be nice.
The Goat should be along later with his thoughts on the surf prospects across the next week. From what I can see on the models, things look like staying much the same as they are…
Go well and stay safe.
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Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure is weakening about the lower Mid North Coast, with winds tending southeast to northeasterly in most coastal areas today. Northeasterly winds will extend throughout the New South Wales coast during Thursday and Friday as a new high pressure system develops over the Tasman Sea. The next southerly change looks set to affect much of the coast later Saturday or Sunday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly in the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy.
Friday 3 January
Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming northeasterly about 10 knots before dawn then increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloud clearing.
Saturday 4 January
Winds
Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots turning northerly during the day.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.
