To quote the old 80’s song by Supertramp… it’s raining again. But at least it’s not flat, right?
A change rolled through SA today and the wind is onshore from the West and back to 10 knots Thursday evening. Surf did build to 2′ on the Mid Coast but it was messy as the wind kicked in, and the new swell was still missing the South Coast at sunset.
A Southerly wind should arrive overnight, and it’ll be fresh early on Friday morning. The Mid Coast should have 2′ surf, but anywhere exposed to the wind will be messy. The swell will pick up on the South Coast, and wave heights may be 4′ by late arvo – but quality will be atrocious.
Conditions will moderate heading into the weekend.
The breeze will be moderate SE early on Saturday, and there’s a chance of some leftovers on the Mid Coast. It’ll be clean, but most likely the outgoing tide will kill it by mid-morning. Wave heights should be around 3′ at Middleton, but it’ll be messy with the onshore SSE wind at 15 knots.
Early Sunday morning should be clean and glassy on the Mid Coast with ESE winds at 5 – 7 knots. The leftover WSW swell might manage a few 1′ waves on selected reefs in the morning, but the outgoing tide will kill what remains of the swell after a couple of hours. The South Coast looks like it’ll be lumpy / glassy, with surf around 2′ at Middleton. The weekend looks alright for a dash over to Yorkes.
The South Coast should finally see offshore winds on Monday morning, with a 7 knot Nor-easter tending Northerly and remaining under 10 knots after lunch. The swell will be smaller and poorly aimed, so Middleton is looking in the 1 – 2′ range early, easing to 1′ after lunch. Waits and Parson’s are probably your best bets on Monday. The Mid Coast will be semi-clean and might manage a few 1′ waves when the tide plays nicely.
The Northerly airstream looks like running into Tuesday, so the South Coast will be clean again. Unfortunately, the swell looks small and Middleton probably won’t top 1′ all day. Waits or Parson’s will be worth a look though, both beaches should be nice and clean for most of the day. The Mid Coast will probably have some Northerly wobble and surf only around shin-high.
Another front is headed for SA later in the week, and a westerly change on Wednesday will swing the wind onshore again on the Mid Coast, and cross-shore down South. The Mid Coast will be bumpy 1′ in the morning, but should build to 2′ plus after lunch. The South Coast will be small early – around 1′ and clean at Middleton, lifting to maybe 2′ or so after lunch.
At this stage, Thursday looks like a small stormy on the Mid Coast with W-SW winds at 25 knots and messy surf in the 2 – 3′ range. Wave heights should build to around 4′ at Middleton by late arvo, so Dribs Bay might be worth a look.