A bit of an anti climax?

As Cyclone Hamish passed the Whitsundays mainland at around 9am this morning, there was no tree litter on the roads. Actually, you would'nt have thought a Cat5 cyclone just passed by us. However, slight damage at Hayman Island (which is exposed to the south) has been reported. Lindeman Island's Club Med also faces south, however we have not heard any news from there.

A king tide with the storm surge at 9am produced little more than a few waves lapping up at the Shute Harbour Ferry Terminal access road (above - click for larger image). The Ferry Terminal is also exposed to the south, but was fully intact as at 9am today. There were no boats washed up on the shoreline.


The storm surge left its mark at the Conway Beach Boatramp . . . I was not going to get out of the car to clear the debris as a croc was near by. It took off into the mangroves as I pulled up.




Looking out from Conway Beach at midday towards the storm saw waves at Conway Beach, but not particulary big.





The surge also took care of the low area of Cannonvale Beach and the pathway running along side. This was the only area we could find actually underwater from the surge.




Some of the foreshore was taken away by the water, but there were no big waves to actually eat deep into the parkland, as the winds were mainly blowing from the south and west.

A couple of short movies at www.youtube.com/hinetau