Hello Friends,
More cloudy, gloomy weather for Sunday morning with 13-18 kts of south wind texturing exposed stretches. Waves were in the waist to chest plus range at the magnets and while there were definitely moments of juice, the overall impression was of a generally slow and gutless wind swell. I’d give it 2 out of 5. Out at sea the buoys were seeing 1.75 metres of five second east wind bump – which accounts for the weak look to the waves. Apart from lagoon entrances, water quality is rated as pollution unlikely by Beachwatch. First tide of the day is a swampy 1.9 metres at 1100. Ocean temp is 23C and we’re expecting a 25C high along the beaches.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is slowly drifting east while a low pressure system southwest of Tasmania extends a trough of low pressure across the state resulting in east to northeasterly winds over the central and northern coastal waters. The trough will become sloe moving about central parts of the coast during the day today, bringing a southerly wind change in its wake.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn, then becoming south to southeasterly during the day.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.
Monday 1 February
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly before dawn then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
2nd Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 2 February
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting southerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
