Hello Friends,
The two folks in the water at the point when I grabbed this morning’s snaps definitely had the right equipment for the extremely tiny lines that were periodically turning up. The MHL buoy was detecting 1.2 metres of 16-second SSE swell at 0700, so there might be very occasional sets turning up at magnets that don’t require a kayak to catch. That long period will probably deliver shutdowns along the beaches, so you’ll need a south magnet plus some structure. Oh, and a fair amount of patience too.
Surf outlook for the coming week remains ho-hum, but the models are indicating a spike in the energy levels around Friday as a short period 2-ish metre south pulse fills in. Annoyingly, the forecast shows 10-15 kts of southerly wind arriving at the same time. The GFS model shows the wind backing off (but staying onshore) on Saturday as the swell runs out of puff. All of this can, of course, change between now and then…
Have a fine Sunday everyone!
Weather Situation
A broad, weak trough of low pressure currently lies over inland New South Wales, while a ridge extends along the coast. Winds will shift northeasterly today and early in the new week as a high pressure system moves across the southern Tasman Sea. The next cold front looks set to bring a southerly change later Wednesday and Thursday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northeasterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 28 August
- Winds
- Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Tuesday 29 August
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.
