The morning produced shades of grey across the sky with dark greys forming the sea. We are sheltering from the high winds and swell hammering Australia’s east coast. We are tucked in to the western end of the bay at Hummocky Island and the large swell can be seen curving around the western point and smashing into the rocks on the eastern side of the bay. The swell so powerful it was being reflected back across the bay bouncing Imagine around like a cork.
The wind trying to compete was racing over the hill in excess of 30kts producing white capped waves rushing away from the shore. At times it was hard to tell the difference between the rain and the sea spray being blown off the top of the waves.
After lunch everything calmed down. A gentle swell rocked Imagine while a slight breeze blew a misty rain across the bay. We thought things were starting to ease. Then at 3pm it came back with a vengeance. Just to let us know mother nature is boss.
Hopefully it will start settling down a bit from tomorrow afternoon. Apparently Tropical Cyclone Gina off New Caledonia may have some impact on some larger swells here.