Hello Friends,
Nothing too amazing this morning, but surface conditions were smooth and there were waist-high waves at the point and along the beach. Swell was coming from the S-SSE at close to two metres and with an average period around 10 seconds. Wind was light westerly at 0730, but it’s set to go southerly today before starting to fade by evening. The first tide of the day is a low of 0.52 metres at 0940. It’ll be back to the 1.27m high at 1545. We had 28mm of rain yesterday and overnight, so water quality is likely to be affected. Beachwatch says the Manly stretch likely has some pollution, while most beaches south of Avalon are marked “pollution possible” in this morning’s report.
Wondering about the surf week ahead? Well wonder no longer as the Mighty Goat has cast the runes and examined the entrails for you.
Weather Situation
A low in the Tasman Sea is directing SE’ly winds along the coast. On Saturday, northerly winds are expected to increase ahead of the passage of a cold front expected during Sunday, bringing fresh a southerly change later on Sunday or Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 15 April
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 16 April
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots easing to 15 to 20 knots during the late morning and then shifting west to southwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre, tending east to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
