Early on Thursday May 24th the Bureau of Meteorology issued a Severe Weather Warning for ‘damaging winds and abnormally high tides’. While the high tide was due to be 2.7m, the Bureau warned ‘at the Outer Harbor tide gauge, the sea level is forecast to reach around 3.5 to 3.8 metres mid to late afternoon on Thursday. This may cause sea water flooding of low lying areas and localised beach erosion’.
Looking east from Birkenhead Bridge, high tide 4pm 24.6.21
Eroding seawall at Mutton Cove, Sub Corp in background 3.20pm 24.6.21