SA surf outlook June 5

Welcome to winter 2020, I hope you all enjoyed a little FREE sample this morning.  Many locations around the state were barely above freezing at 0530, and on the Fleurieu anyone without the luxury of a garage was scraping ice off the car windshield before heading off to work.

The TL:DR for the long weekend is light winds, small swell and lumps on the South Coast until a small window on Monday afternoon. Let’s drill down.

As we head into the penultimate long weekend of the year, a large HIGH pressure system will drift Eastward over SA.  A dwindling  WSW swell will get a minor top up overnight, but it probably won’t be enough to deliver much more than 1′ waves to the Mid Coast early on Saturday. Light East winds will mean it’s clean and glassy again, but the East in the wind will maintain lumps on the South Coast all day. Middleton will be in the 2 – 3′ range, probably smaller after lunch.

The wind will pick up a bit on Sunday tending SE at 10  -12 knots early then ESE at similar strength after lunch. The Mid Coast is looking nice and clean, but small – inconsistent 0.5 – 1′ waves are likely. Down South, the cross-onshore winds will add lumps again, and Middleton will have surf in the 2 – 3′ range. Parson’s is probably your best bet. West facing breaks over at Yorkes will be clean over most of the weekend, but it’s looking like a 1 – 2′ Pondie scenario. More exposed spots will be bigger, and less busy, of course…

The holiday Monday should open to very light ENE winds, tending light NE from early arvo onward.  The Mid Coast will be clean but only shin-high – your best bet is to head for the South Coast. The weather should be good and a light Nor-easter will iron out a few lumps after lunch. A minor swell top-up might get dear old Middleton back into the 3′ range wavewise, and it’ll be bigger West of Victor if you’re fitter, and cooler.

Heading back to the office on Tuesday winds will be perfect on the South Coast , tending NE at 7 – 10 knots then variable after lunch. The swell will be smaller but Middleton should still manage a few fun two footers, with more size and glassy conditions around at Waits and Parson’s.

The light winds and fine weather look set to continue into Wednesday, and the Mid Coast should see a few 1′ sets thanks to a lift in SW swell. The same swell will build during the day on the South Coast, with Middleton around 2′ early but building 3 – 4′ by late arvo. Yorkes looks good.

The Mid Coast will be slightly bigger Thursday morning but at this stage, 15 knot Northerlies and bumps are expected to arrive not long after sunrise. That could all change in the next few days, of course. Middleton will be clean and possibly up around the 4′ mark, making Thursday probably the best day in the forecast period.

Looking into the crystal ball, Northerlies will probably pick up on Friday ahead of a cold front heading into next weekend.

More on that situation early next week…

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