Hello Friends,
Light offshores still going as of 0800. The MHL buoy is off the air right now, so from looking at it, I’d guess swell is around 1.5-2 metres from ESE at about 9-10 apart. Wave faces at the point were in the waist to shoulder high range, while along the beach it was closer to chest to shoulder plus – but shutting down mercilessly. Crowd levels were pretty much what you’d expect for a sunny Sunday.
Wind is expected to swing to the NE, but to remain fairly light until after lunch when it should be 10-15 kts.
Outlook for tomorrow is both for lower energy levels and more wind from the NE earlier in the piece. Tuesday could still see some small waves and from around Wednesday on things look pretty quiet – ie, typical for this time of year.
Once you’ve had a surf, you might want to head to Manly to check out the festivities at the 22nd Ocean Care Day. Surfrider Foundation will be running its stall (as we have at every OC Day since it started) and this year the big focus will be raising awareness and petitioning the Government to get rid of plastic microbead pollution. (Microbeads are tiny bits of plastic added to cosmetics and soap which, after use, go into the wastewater system and then out to sea where they enter the base of the marine food chain. Eventually we get to eat them.
Microplastics have been reported in hundreds of species worldwide, including marine mammals, seabirds, turtles, fish and invertebrates. Perhaps most relevant to humans, microplastics have been shown to bio-accumulate in species regularly consumed by people including mussels, oysters, salmon, anchovy and tuna.
Weather Situation
A decaying high pressure system lies over the Tasman Sea, while a weak trough trough is bringing a brief southerly change to the southern and central NSW coasts today. A second, stronger high will move from the Southern Ocean to the Tasman Sea during Monday, bringing a return to northeasterly winds in all areas, freshening on Tuesday as a low pressure trough approaches. This trough looks set to bring a southerly change to the south on Wednesday, stalling in northern parts during Thursday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- East to northeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 7 December
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Tuesday 8 December
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots tending northeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 30% chance of a shower.
