Strong windy swell expected on Sunday
Strong windy swell expected on Sunday
No changes to the outlook for the next few days.
No changes to the outlook for the next few days.
It’s hard to be confident in the short term outlook when the NSW buoys are showing such a wide variety of trends.
Our short range S’ly swells will be replaced by mid-range SE thru’ E/SE swells over the coming days.
At some point on Friday, we’ll see the leading edge of a new long period groundswell that’s due to provide plenty of surf for the weekend.
We’ve got a few minor changes in store for the weekend outlook.
We’re still looking at a very significant groundswell arriving throughout Thursday, peaking in the late afternoon before easing slowly through Friday.
Our broader swell window has been devoid of activity for the last few days so we’re looking at an extended spell of tiny surf for the next few days.
The second half of the week looks much better for all and sundry.
A secondary fetch developing west from Cook Strait around this time will bolster a SE fetch in the southern Tasman Sea, offering moderate SE swells through the middle of the week ahead of another pulse of slightly bigger E/SE swell through Thursday afternoon and Friday.
The source of this new swell is a powerful low pressure system currently in the Southern Indian Ocean.