22 second swell period forecast for monday night tuesday //
Submitted by hezzy on Sat, 2020-12-26 21:57
anyone seen this on the forecast ?/
https://www.seabreeze.com.au/weather/wind-forecast/wa-south-west
swell is jumping from 11.5 second 9pm monday night up to around 22-23. seconds in this early 2am tuesday morning ??
thats a hella of a shift in groundswell wave energy
anyone out pulling pots of boating in shallow should be well wary from tuesday for a few days by the looks of the forecast
hezzy
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Jackfrost80
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Tues is looking good for a
Tues is looking good for a North Point sesh
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
SpotHound
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Good Advice
Good Advice
Francis
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Great pickup - will be
Great pickup - will be watching the forecast keenly!
Im trying to learn to better read the weather - i cant see anything on the synopsis charts that would explain that. Few big fronts down near Antarctica but they dont look to be passing until later in the week ? Interested to find out how the period jumps so much with only minor jump in height?
sea-kem
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That's gonna make beach
That's gonna make beach launching interesting up here.
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SeperateKnob
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Swell forecast for Tuesday
Swell forecast for Tuesday is 1.5m
Curndog
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I think we had high swell
I think we had high swell periods this time last year. I'll be staying home on that forecast
Swompa
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Yep, Christmas Day last
Yep, Christmas Day last year. Lost sight of my folks boat the other side of what would normally be a small swell.
Dusty84
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hey guys sorry for the dumb
hey guys sorry for the dumb question what does this mean
Dhu_west
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Basically the period is a
Basically the period is a measure of how powerful the wave is, higher period = stronger wave, basically short sharp waves versus big long powerful swells
More of a fisherman than a catcherman
hezzy
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dustry this link gives a
dustry
this link gives a good run through on explaining it
basically a high swell period means bigger sets with more energy , can be good for surfers if its clean , with the right wind or break , but for boaties it means look out , swell/breaking waves will be bigger than the norm for a predicted swell height , and especially in shallow [less than 10 metres ] depths ..but not restricted to that only
https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/the-importance-of-swell-period/1555
Swell period performs its final role once a swell reaches the surf zone and shoaling kicks in. While closing in on the shore, the leading edge of a swell dragging along the seafloor slows down more than the trailing edge does. The resultant backup gives the incoming water nowhere to go but up, so wave height increases. The longer the swell period, the more water gets pushed upward. A 3-foot wave with a 10-second swell period may only grow to be a 4-foot breaking wave, while a 3-foot wave with a 20-second swell period can jack up to be a 15-foot breaking wave given the right ocean floor bathymetry. That is a fivefold increase from the deep-water swell height and a prime example of why anyone who ignores the importance of swell period does so at their own peril.
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richie68
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good advice Hezzy...
much respect for your knowledge and experience. Hopefully stay inshore and catch a few whiting...
Cheers mate.
Dusty84
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thanks hezzy for the
thanks hezzy for the insight
Brock O
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Moved out a bit...heading out
Moved out a bit...heading out early tomorrow so will be interesting to see the change over the day.
Francis
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Keeping an eye on the surf -
Keeping an eye on the surf - period is starting to move but very slowly.. could this have been a forecasting glitch ?
Curndog
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Yeah I was wondering the same
It be good if people report on what conditions were actually like out there
Jim
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flat as apart from the
flat as apart from the seas. Down south may have been different with a 2m+ swell
Bend over
the_lane
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Worry about what the
Worry about what the conditions are like is one of the reasons I don't get out on the ocean as often as I like. It would be great if there was an interpretation of the focecast to give a real world explaination of how safe and comfortable it is to go out in each of the popular launch spots. Insurance companies could even offer discounts to people who only venture out in 'acceptable' conditions.
Pob
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Just got back from a morning
Just got back from a morning fish with my son out of Ocean Reef, bit sloppy first thing, but turned out really nice, went out to 25m, didn't catch anything of note just a couple of sharks and some squid
Swompa
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The waves are coming up the
The waves are coming up the beach in cockburn sound more than they normally do so there is a bit there but nothing scary. Beautiful day out.
Just sucks that I am in high vis and have work boots on.
hezzy
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back beach here in bunbury is
back beach here in bunbury is bicky flat at moment ,,no wind ,,
swell link here is showing some movement though upwards.of the cape nato , would be interesting to see the surf cams down south
https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/comparative-swells-data.asp
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sea-kem
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I reckon they had it wrong
I reckon they had it wrong up our way, I reckon 10-12 seconds max between swell.
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Dreamtime
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Swell
Swell was solid yesterday afternoon here in Yallingup... Surfed supers until 7 last night and it definitely a good new ground swell! Very solid for a 2m... Everyone that paddled out was kinda surprised at the size
Swompa
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Solid swell today too.
Solid swell today too. Noticeably Pushing up the beach half way down the inside of garden island
Superfish
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SCARY
Came back through the gop between Carnac and Garden Island about 10.00 this morning . Peaking swells and some breaking. Bit disturbing as i witnesed a king wave same area 40 years ago.
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Swompa
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We were out the back at
We were out the back at around 9 and wow did it change quickly. Left the ramp in an easterly and it was a northerly at herring bay. We turned back and went into Herring bay and jeez it was breaking hard so we headed into pig trough.
we had been watching the forecast for days and they just couldn't agree on what it was going to look like and in the end they all got it wrong!
So many boats out and slamming into what was meant to be 8-10 knots of northerly, or was that a south easterly...either way, not 18-20 knots!
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Swell pumping in up here
Swell pumping in up here with a strong shore surge. F^*k this NW wind crap and what a balls up forecast from Seabreeze ha ha still showing light winds till Friday. Not that I ever rely on their forecast but I do use it as a comparison. Once again shit Xmas weather for boating boo hoo but did manage a pretty good mixed bag yesterday of Dhu, Baldies, Blackarse, Shark and a 600mm Flattie in 40m
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