Currents on latest swell (sunshine coast)
and sunshine was going south?
What do you mean by current shifting Dromo?
it seemed to be the opposite of what it normally is on the incoming and outgoing tide , have i been smoking too much? It felt like at times despite the lack of quality waves i was doing 5 knots either way going south on the Northern end in the morning and north on the Southern end in the arvo. It was easier to go to the beach and do run arounds.
Ah. Change of seasons doesn't cause a change in inshore currents directly, but the change in swell direction associated with the change of seasons would.
Usually on east swells (summer) on the Goldy and Sunny Coasts you get the reverse sweep happening just wide of the break, and there's way less paddling to keep at the top of the lineup compared to a south to south-east swell (winter) where the current will be roaring down the point towards the beach making it a low harder to hold position.
Changes in the tide will enhance/decrease or even slightly reverse this effect, but it's mainly the swell direction.
Sweep was a bitch this morning!!!
not down here.
was a significant reverse sweep yesterday despite the Swinds and swell, must be a strong eddy from the EAC active.
today was fairly neutral.....slight sideshore sweep from S to N.
dromodreamer05 wrote:Is it just me or does the current seem to have shifted 180 deg back north on the sunny coast. I don't really remember last year, is that what happens at the change of seasons?
I don't really remember last year, must of been a great time Dromometer...:)
Zero sweep yesterday or this morning north of coolum and beautiful waves, fun times
Is it just me or does the current seem to have shifted 180 deg back north on the sunny coast. I don't really remember last year, is that what happens at the change of seasons?