Thursday, January 27, 2011

Mystery swell

Woke up this morning to a Coastalwatch report that it was cranking down south. Four to six foot and rising with some off shores. Exposed breaks are for the experienced only apparently.

I was a bit bummed that I had to go to work but a quick checked on the way showed that there was some movement in the water but the swell hadn't arrived locally.

The Naturaliste buoy dropped out as usual but when it came back it was falling from 5 metres !!!

Locally it hit over 0.5 and a long period about lunchtime but the wind was southerly and then SSW. A check this arvo didn't produce any waves just little mush and the odd surging closeout. The swell is disappearing as quick as it appeared.

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