Clean but still too big for most of us
Hello Friends,
A beautiful start to Sunday with sunny skies, light offshores and thundering swell. A few pics up for now… more later
Long Reef still outta control at 0800
Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Sunday 29 March 2026.
Weather Situation
Large and powerful waves and strong winds will gradually ease as a vigorous low pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea moves away to the east and a ridge of high pressure develops in its wake. Winds will tend southeast to northeasterly from Monday as the centre of the high reaches the Tasman Sea.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Monday 30 March
- Winds
- South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 31 March
- Winds
- Northeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy