Hello Friends,
Chilly 8C start for the early risers out looking for a wave at first light this Saturday. Wind was 9-10 kts from the west and out at sea the wave buoy was seeing 2.4 metres of 10-11 second straight south swell. The energy spiked up into the 4 metre range for an hour or so just after midnight, but it’s been fading just as quickly since. First tide of the daylight hours is the 0.6 m low at 1050. Water’s still 20C.
Outlook is for the swell energy to fade across the day and to be back to very small by tomorrow.
So get in if you’re keen!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system lies over Western Australia and a low is positioned over the Tasman Sea. The low, and a southerly change, are driving fresh to strong southerly winds which will ease Saturday afternoon as the high slowly drifts eastwards across southern Australia during the weekend. The next front sweeps across the state during the first half of the new week.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Winds shifting northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres around midday, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres later in the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.
Sunday 6 June
Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Sunny.
Monday 7 June
Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
