Hello Friends,
Swell has inched around to the east and the period range is up a touch to between 8-10 seconds. Size at sea is also slighty higher to about 1.5 metres from yesterday. It was glassy for the early risers and east spots were showing sets into the chest high range. The good news is that the swell should continue to increase across the next 24 hours. Winds are light to nothin’ early, and while it’s going to be onshore from the east to NE, the Bureau expects 5-15 kts of E to NE breezes later.
Tide hits the first high of the day at around 0745, and drops to the low at about 1425. There’s a couple metres in the swing, so there should be a noticeable change as it gets to the low.
We’re in for a shower or two through the day – so same old.
Tomorrow the coast should be partly cloudy and the swell should have picked up by the time the early risers are out hitting it. Indeed, from the shape of the swell forecast models this morning, it could be pretty solid at east swell spots.
Get out there and have fun with it!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge to New South Wales north coast. Later on Sunday the ridge will weaken and a low pressure trough will move over the southwestern Tasman Sea and deepen into a low during Monday increasing winds along the coast. Winds are expected to ease gradually during Tuesday as the low moves rapidly to the south-southeast and another high pressure system moves south of Bight extending a ridge to the north coast.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
East to northeasterly 5 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres.
Sunday 11 December
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Swell
Easterly about 2 metres.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms during the evening.
Monday 12 December
Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly 15 to 20 knots during the evening and increasing to 20 to 25 knots at night.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly about 1.5 metres.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms.
