Hello Friends,
Misty, grey and messy, with low quality surf options. Easy to give it a pass.
Swell at sea is 2.2 m at 10 seconds from the ENE, so nothing like the stuff pounding the north coast right now. Wind was light east as of 0800, but both it and the swell should ramp up during the day. First tide of the day is a swampy 2 m high at 0925.
Weather will be showery all day, with totals getting into the 20-25mm range. Beachwatch says water is 21C and not showing signs of pollution – yet. The weather should be showery right into the beginning of next week, so water quality is highly likely to be affected.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system sits over the southern Tasman Sea while a low pressure system near the southern Queensland coast extends a trough just inland along the northern New South Wales coast. This is generating southeast to northeasterly winds and large waves along much of the coast. On Tuesday, the trough is expected to move further inland and weaken. After this, another trough is expected to bring a southerly wind change to the southern coastal waters on Wednesday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots tending northeasterly in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Swell
Northeasterly 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore during the morning and afternoon.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Wednesday 16 December
Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres around midday.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions in the early morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Thursday 17 December
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
