Hello Friends,
Chilly and showery morning with a little thunder rumbling away in the background as Thursday got started. There are a few somewhat scrappy waves around. Quality is not great and size is about waist to maybe chest. Wind was 7-10 kts from the west and out at sea wave heights were around 2.5 metres from the south at 8 seconds – hence the less than stellar surf. Tide was low at 0830. The wind will come around to the south and build into the 15-25 kt range, plus there’ll be showers on and off all day and we’ll only get to 17C. Not the best prospects for a memorable surf session sad to say. Water’s still on 21C.
It looks like we’re in for southerly conditions across the next few days, so I’ll be hoping the Goat detects something of interest in the entrails for the coming week.
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Weather Situation
A cold front slipping away to the southeast has brought a southerly change to southern parts of the New South Wales coast overnight, which is forecast to continue through to the north on Thursday. Following this, a trough is expected to linger offshore in the north over the next few days as a high pressure system over the Bight gradually moves across southeastern Australia.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.
Friday 15 May
Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds turning southeasterly in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
1st Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Saturday 16 May
Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy
