Hello Friends,
Light offshore breeze and smoky and hazy conditions as Sunday rolled into view. Swell has dropped noticeably overnight and as of 0600 the MHL buoy was showing 1.6 m of 12 sec energy from the SE (141°). So, more surf options than yesterday in terms of swell direction, but down by a metre over 24 hours ago.
As the hazy pictures show it was mostly in the waist high range with the odd chest-ish wave face in the mix. Tide was high (1.5 m) at 0635 and is now dropping to the 0.49 m low at 1235.
That wind should gradually come around to NE this afternoon, so the plan is to hit it this morning.
Swell is going to fade steadily into the marginal – but not flat – zone across the front half of the week. Overnight Weds into Thursday the models show a fresh south pulse starting to fill in as the wind kicks up from the S-SW. By next Saturday we could be looking at some pretty big stuff (3-5 m) but with heaps of wind and showery weather…
So get out there and enjoy your Sunday!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is moving slowly east, directing southeast to northeasterly winds onto the New South Wales coast. Winds will shift north to northeasterly on Tuesday as a cold front approaches from the west. This front is forecast to bring a gusty southerly change to southern waters late Tuesday, extending through central and northern areas on Wednesday. Behind this, a new high is expected to move across from the west during the latter part of the week, while a low deepens over the Tasman Sea.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly below 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 28 May
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 29 May
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
