Hello Friends,
The wave forecast models got it right where the long period pulse was concerned. From about noon to maybe 8pm yesterday, the Eden buoy was showing 13 sec average period. At about 8pm Batemans Bay passed the 12 sec mark and Sydney was close behind. After briefly peaking at 13 sec in the early morning hours, the average period has dropped back to 11 seconds, and given that Eden is now back to 8 sec, I’d say we’re rapidly heading in the same direction.
Swell at sea is averaging around the 1.5 metre mark from the south.
So, the takeaway? Get out there now because those average power levels are declining fast and the wind’s expected to ramp up steadily as the day goes along. Expect the lulls to get longer and the peak sets to get smaller… but… the average wave height should hang in there at around the waist to chest high mark and maybe even pick up a touch toward dark.
Outlook is for waves again tomorrow, but the long period stuff is expected to have dried up, so I’ll be stoked to see anything above the chest high mark on the bomb sets for Sunday.
Have yourself a great day – and stay warm!
TIDES: low @ 0640, H@1300
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Saturday until midnight: Wind: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots inshore and 15 to 25 knots offshore at first, becoming south to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots throughout during the morning.Sea: rising to 2 to 3 metres.Swell: Southerly 1 metre increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres.
Sunday: Wind: Southerly 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots later in the evening.Sea: 2 to 3 metres abating to around 1 metre later.Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Monday: Wind: South to southeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending east to southeasterly during the afternoon then tending east to northeasterly during the evening.
