Not actually sea, of course. Not water. But it looks like Oppy is heading resolutely towards the edge of Nobby’s Head now, and when she drives off the “apron” in a couple of days, and rolls back down onto Botany Bay, she’ll have relatively clear driving across open ground on her way to landfall at Solander Point.
Here’s where I think she is now, based on the latest images…
With a little bit of stretching – ok, a lot of stretching – you get a clearer idea of where Oppy is in relation to the edge of Nobby’s Head, with Solander Point up ahead in the distance…