"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Waves to be had on Wednesday morning

Knee high at the point and waist plus on the beach at 0630
Bomb set 0630
A few little lines up toward No Mans

Hello Friends,

At 0630 there were clean little waves showing along the beach and even occasionally at the point. Sets were up to chest high, but for the most part I’d call it knee to waist with plusses. Wind early was WNW 6-7 kts. It’s set to pick up from the north soon and then swing S-SE by late morning. Looking at the MHL data from 0400 the average stuff was coming mainly from the SSE-SE with an average period of 6 seconds and a height of 1.3 metres. However the directional spectrum chart also indicated some component in the 10-15 sec range from the south, and it’s likely that which is delivering the bomb sets.

As of report writing time, the next tide was the 1.72 m high at 1110. We’re due to see a high of 25 along the beaches and there’s a 70% chance of a shower this afternoon. Outlook is for the surf conditions to revert to smaller again over the next week. The long range predictions currently show next week being little changed over the marginal to micro stuff we’ve been putting up with so far this summer.

Have a top old Wednesday everyone!

Weather Situation

A high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge towards southeast Queensland and is generating north to northeasterly winds ahead of a southerly change moving through southern and central parts of the coast this morning. The change is expected stall and weaken off the Mid North Coast on Thursday, with north to northeasterly winds extending across the Waters once again during Friday. Another southerly change is forecast along southern and central parts of the coast during the weekend.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southeasterly in the late morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Thursday 10 January

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Friday 11 January

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.