Stormy Seas Video - NSW, Australia

[Michael Thompson]

June 2007 has seen several East Coast Lows form off the New South Wales coast.

The big positive have been that the drought has now broken for many with some areas recording over 500mm ( 20ins ) of rain so far for the month.

The downside has been flooding, gale force winds and beach erosion - one large coal ship was driven ashore.

The video below was taken near my home at Kiama Blowhole. It is easy the underestimate the size of the waves, let me just say that there is a 50ft drop from the safety fence. The wind had reduced by 20 knots at this stage compared to what it was overnight.

http://ozthunder.com/video/blowhole.wmv

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[cdcollura]

Pretty amazing video,

You never get an impression of the size of the waves, especially wind-driven waves (windswell), until you compare it to something you have a reference against - Like a 6 foot man dwarfed by 10-20 foot waves!

Thanks for sharing,