Hah!! That explains it.

Sunday - crap weather cause someone arranged a mass downwinder.
This week - crap weather cause Timmy's got new gear.

never fails

Awesome isn't it

It's caused by the low cell just off the coast. As another high moves across from the west then the boosted south sea breezes will return. The winds spiral anticlockwise out of the highs then clockwise into the lows. Watch it all unfold on the BoM websites interactive map. Sea temperatures can influence how far south these lows move in Summer. This year they appear to be moving further south, possibly corresponding with a La Nina pattern.

yeah the point was banging,
on a '9' fully depowered, final knot, 90kgs and barely holding on for grim death!
you gotta love the crazy gusterly easterlies!!

WhooshkA said...

It's caused by the low cell just off the coast. As another high moves across from the west then the boosted south sea breezes will return. The winds spiral anticlockwise out of the highs then clockwise into the lows. Watch it all unfold on the BoM websites interactive map. Sea temperatures can influence how far south these lows move in Summer. This year they appear to be moving further south, possibly corresponding with a La Nina pattern.

possibly but more likely the negative IOD

We hit Pt Walter early around 7....using 11 and 12m kites. Waiting and waiting for the Easterly to pick up. Finished around 11. It was the first time I have kited there before, even jumped the sand bar a couple of times. Fun place to kite.

Mr float said...

WhooshkA said...

It's caused by the low cell just off the coast. As another high moves across from the west then the boosted south sea breezes will return. The winds spiral anticlockwise out of the highs then clockwise into the lows. Watch it all unfold on the BoM websites interactive map. Sea temperatures can influence how far south these lows move in Summer. This year they appear to be moving further south, possibly corresponding with a La Nina pattern.

possibly but more likely the negative IOD

Possibly, though it would have to be related latently to the sharp negative IOD from a few months back, and it might be..? Now its neutral heading positive. Though may be its just that there is currently not a high IDO like last Summer, a big may be..?



It will be interesting to see where it goes... so many possibilities. Albany looks good, anyone up for a trip down south..?

It is worse on the East Coast.
We've had the Westerlies.

This season should start mid Jan this year.

And that's why ill be heading to point leo on the 27th

i've just started practising surfing again.......i miss kiting and like saltwater