Hello Friends,
The point was at full capacity before 0700 this morning thanks to a combination of sunny skies, a light westerly breeze and 1.8 metres of 14-15 second south swell. Wave faces on sets looked to be solidly head high, if not a bit bigger. And not many were getting through the hungry crowd unscathed. The long period meant the beach was lining up and shutting down on the bigger sets. There were a few folk amongst it, but their numbers tell the story of just how challenging it was to find something makeable.
Tide was coming in to the 1.6m high at 1050. Water is clean pretty much everywhere according to Beachwatch, which also reported a temp of 18C. Weather should be partly cloudy with a sunny afternoon. Wind should be variable before lunch and then go around to the NE this afternoon.
The swell looks like sticking around all day and while it’s due to fade back a bit tomorrow, the more hopeful predictions show the energy persisting in the surfable range for the early on Saturday.
Take your Aloha attitude if you’re jumping in because with the best spots will be busy today.
Have a good one!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred just east of Tasmania extends a ridge over eastern New South Wales. As the high moves east across the Tasman Sea winds will gradually tend northerly in most coastal areas during today. Northerly winds will freshen during Thursday before a cold front brings a brief westerly change on Friday. The passage of a second cold front during the weekend will be accompanied by windy conditions along most of the coast.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- 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.
Thursday 15 September
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 16 September
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
