It’s looking good on the South Coast early with very light offshore North winds and a clean, well lined up swell. Surf is around 2′ along the Middleton – Day St. stretch, and maybe a tad bigger on the sets down toward Cliffs and Goolwa. Waits and Parson’s should be a bit bigger in the 3′ range and worth a look early. N-NW winds will pick up during the morning, and may get up around 20 knots before lunchtime. A gusty W-SW change is expected to arrive sometime early to mid arvo.
Winds are light onshore from the SSW on the South Coast early, and conditions are sort of peaky / glassy. Surf is around 2 – 3′ along the Middleton Goolwa stretch, and 1 – 2′ around at. Chiton / Gap. Waits and Parson’s should be a bit bigger in the 3′ range and worth a look early. The onshores won’t be strong today, but they will pick up during the morning and probably blow around 15 knots during the arvo. Conditions will become sloppy as the breeze kicks in.
Winds are just a puff from the North on the South Coast early, and conditions are clean and glassy. Surf is around 2 – 3′ along the Middleton Goolwa stretch, and lining up better than it did yesterday. Chiton / Gap are a bit hit miss at around 2′, but Waits and Parson’s should be in the 3 – 4′ range and worth a look. The forecast predicts winds will go Easterly during the morning and tend more onshore SE after lunch at 10 – 15 knots. It’s most likely the arvo will be not as good as this morning as the lumps return, so get on it ASAP.
For maybe the first time in 2016 winds have swung offshore on the South Coast, tending very light NW at around 2 knots. Unfortunately days of onshore SE winds have left plenty of lumps in the swell, so it’s glassy but still pretty wobbly looking. Surf is around 3 – 4′ along the Middleton – Goolwa stretch, with glassy 2′ waves around at Chiton / Gap. It should straighten up during the day, and light variable winds will hopefully remain out of the Northern quarter after lunch. Swell also may build a bit later, so it won’t hurt to wait. Time to stop by the No Tuna Pen protest at Victor ( 10am ) and then head off for a wave.
Onshore SE winds are pretty light on the South Coast this morning, and conditions are slightly lumpy / glassy. Underlying swell is fairly straight, with surf around 3 – 4′ along the Middleton – Goolwa stretch peaky / glassy 2′ waves around at Chiton / Gap. Waits and Parson’s will be bigger, Parson’s may offer partial shelter and some pretty solid waves. Sou-easters are forecast for the rest of the day, and after lunch those onshores will pick up to around 15 knots and re-introduce the slops. Early it’s not to bad though. Shred factor: 6
Onshore SE winds are around 10 – 15 knots on the South Coast this morning, and there hasn’t been much change in conditions. Surf is still around 3 – 4′ along the Middleton – Goolwa stretch and sloppy, with messy 2′ waves around at Chiton / Gap. Waits and Parson’s will be bigger but again but only Parson’s may offer partial shelter. Other spots round that side may be worth a look before winds go more direct onshore, with frexh Southerlies predicted for the arvo.
Conditions are about as good as you’d expect with 25 knot onshore SSE winds on the South Coast this morning. Surf is around 3 – 4′ along the Middleton – Goolwa stretch and sloppy, with messy 2′ waves around at Chiton / Gap. Waits and Parson’s will be bigger but again, forget it unless you want to join the Harold Holt swim team. It’ll stay onshore and messy all day today, try the Bay if you’re desperate.
The dreaded onshores are back on the South Coast this morning at around 17 knots, and conditions are slopy again. Surf is around 3 – 4′ along the Middleton – Goolwa stretch, with messy 2′ waves around at Chiton / Gap. Waits and Parson’s will be bigger but again, neither is an option today. It’ll stay onshore and messy all day today, try the Bay if you’re desperate.
Onshores have returned on the South Coast for the first day of 2016, and SSW winds around 17 knots have created bumpy conditions. Surf is around 2′ along the Middleton – Day St stretch, with a few bigger sets down toward Cliffs and Goolwa. Waits and Parson’s will be bigger but quality will be low at both beaches. The rest of the day will be onshore and messy, swell may build a bit after lunch but it’s not gonna clean up again for a few days. Happy New Year!
Conditions are glassy on the South Coast early this morning with no wind, and swell is straighter than it was this time yesterday. Surf is around 2 – 3′ along the Middleton – Goolwa stretch, , Chiton / Gap are around 1 – 2′ and glassy, with Waits and Parson’s also glassy and picking up some bigger sets The forecast predicts offshores for the next few hours ahead of a W-SW change tending more Southerly at 15 knots by mid arvo. Conditions will deteriorate behind the change, the best of it will be the next few hours. Shred Factor 8/10
