Hello Friends,
A mild morning for us this Friday. In line with the forecast, we had a light NW breeze fanning the metre or so mix of 9 second SSE and 10+ sec smaller stuff from the NNE. It looks to be producing west to chest high sets, but with longish waits between opportunities. Yesterday’s hopes for a bump up in size doesn’t really seem to have played out. Apart from the lagoon entrance zones which are rated ‘pollution possible’ or, at Queensie, ‘pollution likely’, Beachwatch is calling all the beaches clean with a water temp of 23C. Next tide is the low at 1300.
As always, the mighty Goat has prepared his prognostications on the surf week to come. Enjoy, and go well with your Friday.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system near Lord Howe Island will continue to move southeast during Friday. Meanwhile, the tail end of a cold front will brush the southern coast today bringing a south to southwesterly change. Another cold front on the weekend will extend southwesterly winds throughout. These winds will ease on Monday as a new high approaches from the west.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly 15 to 25 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore late this afternoon and evening.
Saturday 10 April
Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Sunday 11 April
Winds
Westerly around 20 knots, becoming west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
