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Swell fading away…

Hello Friends,

Tapping the keys while mate drives us south to Sydney after a few days at Cresco. Waves never got big, but we had some fun ones up to chest high in the beach break north of the point. It was smaller and less consistent this morning, but still worth getting wet. We took a detour at Old Bar for a look as we headed home, but it was micro and NE at the point. The back beach still had the odd chest plus, but no one in the water at low tide, so can’t be totally certain on that.

As of 1300 the MHL Sydney buoy was showing less than a metre of SE swell. Average period was still close to 14 seconds though, so it could be that there are some knee to waist high bumps at stand out spots still.

The outlook is not too flash for the coming week. The next few days are shaping to be very marginal to flat most places as we line up for a week of summery warmth. There’s really very little showing in the current crop of swell forecasts sadly. Unseasonably warm with no waves – great.

This high can’t persist forever though. The waves will return!

Swell dying away at Crescent but still the odd set early
Swell dying away at Crescent but still the odd set early
Pandanas, rocks, fisherman, surfers.
Pandanas, rocks, fisherman, surfers.
Sea eagle scoping Crescent this morning
Sea eagle scoping Crescent this morning

We hit a major hold up south of Kempsey and eventually discovered that a car carrier heading to Sydney had toppled and caught fire. The flames were long out and they were using a huge crane to lift the burnt out cars away from the wreckage. Just south of Nabiac there was another smashed up semi. Yikes.

Vintage mustang being lifted away from burnt out car carrier south of Kempsey
Vintage mustang being lifted away from burnt out car carrier south of Kempsey

Weather Situation
A over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge across central New South Wales. This high is expected to remain very slow moving until at least early next week. As a result, cold fronts crossing the Southern Ocean during this time will have little or no effect on New South Wales as they slip away to the southeast past Tasmania.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
East to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Friday 16 May
Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Saturday 17 May
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell
Northeasterly below 1 metre.