Central Coast, Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory:
A storm force wind warning is current.
Wednesday until midnight: Northwest/northerly winds increasing to 20/30 knots this morning then strengthening to 30/40 knots during this afternoon. Winds reaching 40/50 knots offshore tonight. Seas of 2 to 4 metres rising to 4 to 6 metres during the afternoon. West to southwesterly swell 2 to 3 metres.
Thursday: North/northwest winds 35/45 knots, reaching 50 knots offshore, shifting westerly in the morning at 35/45 knots, 50 knots in the south, then gradually moderating to 30/40 knots later in the day. Seas 5 to 7 metres, decreasing to 4 to 6 metres during the day. West to southwesterly swell gradually increasing to 3 to 5 metres by evening.
Wind has been whistling through Geelong all day at about 25 knots and I was stuck working! I have to work again tomorrow as well and cant even get off early 
I had better win lotto tonite!
ahhh i know what it would mean if we had a forcast like that here...it would mean we had all won lotto!
and we would have more chance of winning lotto than seeing a forcast like that
will be out sailing locally in Geelong tomorrow.. now where's that 4m I got gathering cobwebs in the shed?
Must agree with u there snides. Lucky barstards. Lets c if they make the most of it? Gotto go to work for 3 weeks so i reckon the wa mob will get a good forcast, I think of myself as a sacrificial lamb! Baaaaaaa!
Averaging 40 at F' Beacon now, yeah shes going to BLOW!!!
Attn' PIT Crew Sunday looking good for improving NM, Distance & 1hr at Rye strengthening ~25 Northerley forecast for the whole day
Another chance to inflict some damage or hold our position for the month????
Good luck Boys, sounds like an epic day ahead
Hope all goes well
look forward to the results and stories posted
looking good.
26/06 7:01am Wind 39 Gust 59
26/06 6:55am Wind 40 Gust 55
26/06 6:43am Wind 35 Gust 68
26/06 6:41am Wind 49 Gust 68
26/06 6:40am Wind 36 Gust 68
26/06 6:30am Wind 34 Gust 47
26/06 6:13am Wind 36 Gust 50
26/06 6:10am Wind 39 Gust 71
26/06 6:06am Wind 28 Gust 71
26/06 6:02am Wind 46 Gust 71
26/06 6:01am Wind 22 Gust 69
26/06 6:00am Wind 20 Gust 38
Now that's what I call gusts !! 132km/h ! Is that sailable? Of course the Prom is not Shallow Inlet, so maybe it is only 50kn at sea level on the sandbar.
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Yeeha! I hope all goes well for everyone and please can someone from SP keep us updated as often as possible...
Good luck!
In no speed freak yet but....
With no wind up here and that kind of forecast and data coming thru BOM, i'm
excited to hear whats going to come of this
Hopefully someone will get pics/vids etc!
Direction has been rubbishy West to North West,
Some big squalls,Chris had a 44 point something early on(in shocking conditions) and with low tide around 12pm they will be getting closer to high and hopefully can find some gusts with south in them.
Pretty ugly day from where I stood though.
Pitty to hear, 44 in that much West should be a 50 in a SW, so Slowie on track for sure. Mal should of done ok too I guess in those tight conditions.
A Wavesail would of been the go too, good swell......
Gale warning with dangerous seas. Small craft advisory. Use extreme caution. Very large long period swell.
Winds: W 30 to 41 knots
Seas: WSW 17 feet at 11 sec.
Ahh, the day that could have been! Still, the wind did swing to the WSW late which settled the worms in my stomach. A couple of 40.5knot runs while tired and checking the tide level in the carpark each time is not ideal. Managed to crack a few smiles and Slowie made the most of it. He's definitely set up for 50 over 500 if the conditions are right.
Bring it on!
Day was a real disappointment with the wind staying west to WNW most of the day. It blew plenty hard though. I got 30-40 knots on mt gauge, averaging 35 just past the staging area which is still behind the lower dunes at about 8am. But it was a few degrees north of west.
There were certainly stronger gusts than 40 knots, quite a lot of them! But very ugly and broad conditions on the course. I only managed a bit over 40 knots and had some scary spin outs. Just couldn't put the pedal down.
About 2pm the wind veered slightly south of west to a fair angle but it also eased off quite a bit and the tide was rushing in fast.
Nice to get out there and feel the elements getting angry though.
Maybe next Wednesday..............
Looks good for Tuesday actually. Direction looks better too. Maybe not as strong as the 26th. Low tide at 3pm?
Wednesday looks very similar on the Guru to last Thursday but maybe a bit better angle and the main thing is the tide is low late afternoon so should be at it's best when the wind swings a bit WSW. Fingers crossed (inside my gloves!)
