Hello Friends,
Grey skies, occasional showers and 14-23 kts of southerly wind raking the beaches this morning. As the pictures show, there are waves, but they’re rough and you’d want to be very keen to make the effort. Set wave faces looked to be in the chest to shoulder high range along the beach and more waist to chest at the point. Out as sea the swell was 2.6 metres from the SSW (190°) at 12 seconds. Water’s still on 24C.
Tomorrow should see the wind back off a little – and the swell fade too as it stays straight south.
This morning’s models are generally predicting another dead south pulse for Saturday. It’s looking like being significantly juicier though. If the high end of predictions happens, we could see 3+ metres of 14 second power along with light south wind Saturday, then backing off a touch on Sunday with offshores for the early session.
Interesting prospects anyway.
Go well with your Wednesday everyone!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system south of the Bight extends a ridge along the coast, and looks to remain the dominant feature in the region through much of the week. On Friday, a cold front may reinforce southerly winds as it crosses the southern Tasman Sea, stretching up the coast by the weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the morning and afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Thursday 4 March
Winds
Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, tending north to northeasterly in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 2 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Friday 5 March
Winds
North to northwesterly about 10 knots, tending southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
