Hello Friends,
When I grabbed the pics it was about an hour before high tide and the waves had that fat look about them. Plus it’s cogged down since yesterday (at 1010 it was 1.6m @14sec from 163°). Set wave faces along the beach were close enough to head high not to matter. It was a bit smaller at the point where a small crew were chasing relatively brief rides in the swampy conditions. Up the beach toward Longy, the swell was bigger but no more consistent. People were spending a fair amount of time just bobbing around waiting for the catchable ones. Maybe as the tide drops things will improve.
At 1000 the wind was out of the NNW at 6-9 kts, so surface conditions weren’t too textured. It’s due to pick up a bit as we get to the middle part of the day, but I don’t think it’ll blow out.
As always on a Thursday, I’m looking forward to seeing what the Goat has to say about the coming week. A quick scan of the charts leads me to believe we’re not out of waves just yet…
Have a great Thursday everyone!
Weather Situation
A low pressure system will cross Bass Strait today, with its associated trough crossing the southern inland. The trough and low will cause west to northwesterly winds to freshen across the southern waters over the next day or two, and wind directions to shift south to southeasterly from Friday. Meanwhile, powerful swells are likely to persist for the coming days.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly during the morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the late afternoon and evening.
Friday 17 June
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly in the late morning and afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers offshore, 60% chance elsewhere.
- Caution
- Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Saturday 18 June
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres, tending southeasterly 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
