If you thought the last event was dangerous for shipping, then the current East Coast Low (ECL) battering the coast today is quite remarkable. The intense low that formed off the east coast on Saturday caused the seas to rise very quickly, recorded by off shore swell bouys reaching 11 meters near Sydney and up to 8 to 9 meters off the south coast. This ECL event was different to the last event as the swell direction was from the north not the south east, so most of the swell swept past the bay. This was probably a fortunate thing because a similar storm in 1974 nearly washed away houses at Callala Beach and caused a lot of damage along the beach fronting Elizabeth Drive. |
Stones tossed by the sea from in front of the wall and deposited on the inside of the wall – Pic Paul Newman. Large backwash off the wall – Pic Paul Newman. Large swell lines running down the breakwall. Paul described the area as looking like awar zone. |
Cape St George. |
The swell and conditions should start to ease tomorrow. The low is slowly drifting south towards Victoria. |
6 June 2016
East Coast Low -
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