Big energy
Hello Friends,
As of 0400, the MHL buoy was seeing 6.1 metres of 14-second swell from the southern quarters. At 0630 the wind was westerly at 12-18 kts under grey skies. But…
It looks as though The Goat called it pretty well, ie there is size, but not 10 metres or anything like inshore.
Even so, there’s a lot of raw energy around and you’d be out of your mind to paddle out at an exposed spot this morning.
But the straight south angle is seeing the truly big stuff going past us on its way north. In a few days, surfers in California could be seeing some juicy southern hemi swell.
As for us, it looks as though tomorrow could about half the size of today, and therefore potentially much more approachable. And with luck, we might get some fun little stuff on Monday before dropping back to small and marginal until the next swell event.
Stay safe and go well with your day!
Weather Situation
A vigorous coastal low has formed off the south coast, whipping up very strong south to southwesterly winds and large, powerful waves along the southern half of the coast, before the system heads into the Tasman Sea through the weekend.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Gale Warning for Saturday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 45 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Winds turning southerly in the evening.
- Seas
- 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 7 to 9 metres, decreasing to 5 to 6 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore early this morning.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Sunday 29 March
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Sydney Coast
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Monday 30 March
- Winds
- South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions in the early morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.