Hello Friends,
One of those mornings when I wish I’d been completely wrong the night before. But no, just as the Bureau and the swell models foretold, Saturday morning dawns grey and rainy with only the most feeble of little NE wind swells lapping our shores. An excellent morning to have pulled the doona up and to have stayed in the land of nod.
For what it’s worth, the showers may clear by this evening and the wind should back off a touch. But the swell isn’t likely to improve much. Indeed, it would appear that the little conditions will last through the weekend. On Monday a south change is expected to push up the coast but while the swell should build during the day, right now it looks as though it’ll be blown out until possibly right on dusk.
The little south pulse may last overnight and into Tuesday morning when the weather is expected to be partly cloudy and the winds light. Once the south fades away on Tuesday, it would then appear we’ll be back into the tiny spring conditions again.
Have yourself a top old Saturday!
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough will cross New South Wales today reaching the North Coast in the evening. A cold front is likely to reach the far South Coast later tonight preceded by strong winds in the far south. On Sunday and Monday a broad ridge will build over the state with winds remaining strong mostly in the far south due to tight pressure gradients. The high is likely to reach New South Wales coast by Tuesday with winds weakening along the coast.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Up to 2 metres.
Swell
Easterly about 1 metre.
Sunday 16 October
Winds
Southwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending south to southwesterly up to 25 knots around dawn then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots around midday. Winds decreasing to south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots by early evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing up to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Easterly about 1.5 metres.
Monday 17 October
Winds
Southerly 20 to 25 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly 1.5 metres.
