Showers and cool

Dee Why looking somewhat less than inspiring.

Hello Friends,

Showery with partly cloudy breaks this morning along the Sydney coastline. From the look of the combined buoy data, our region is doing about as well as anywhere in NSW. And sad to say, that means it must be pretty ordinary elsewhere because our settings are pretty marginal.

There were a couple dedicated bods in the water when I snapped a pic of Dee Why a little before 0800. The MHL data shows around 2 metres of 7 sec south windswell flapping weakly into our region. But it’s smaller and weaker than at all the other buoys.

It looks as though spring has arrived with its onshores and generally weak little windswell conditions. I can’t see much of anything hopeful for us on the forecast models for the near term. Out toward the middle of next week there are some more interesting developments showing in the data. The super computers are currently spitting out numbers that show a broad area of large swell heights right across the Tasman mid next week. At the same time, they’re also showing a big zone of easterly fetch forming up to the NE of New Zealand which then spreads toward our east coast from about Coffs north.

All very interesting…

Go well!

TG’s forecast

Surf forecast issued Thursday 28 August 2008: 5 day outlook for Sydney:

For the weekend…

Fine weather - small surf .

Friday: in the 1-2 metre rnage at dead South places.

Saturday: about 1 metre South.

Sunday: about 1 metre North east.

Monday: less than 1 metre, tending to flat.

Tuesday: pretty flat.

Water temp is around 15-16.

Weather from the Bureau:

Forecast for Thursday evening
A shower or two, chiefly near the coast. Moderate south to southeast winds, fresh along the coast.
Precis: Shower or two.

Forecast for Friday
A shower or two, more likely near the coast, clearing in the evening. Sunny periods. Light to moderate southwest to southeast winds.
Precis: Shower or two.

City:         Min:   9 Max:  18   Parramatta: Min:   7 Max:  18
Terrey Hills: Min:   7 Max:  16   Penrith:    Min:   5 Max:  19
Liverpool:    Min:   5 Max:  18   Richmond:   Min:   3 Max:  18

UV Alert: 10:20 am to 1:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Saturday Fine.

City:          Min:    9  Max:   20
West:          Min:    2  Max:   21

Sunday Cloudy. Showers developing.

City:          Min:   13  Max:   19
West:          Min:    9  Max:   19

Monday Becoming fine.

City:          Min:   11  Max:   18
West:          Min:    6  Max:   19

Tuesday Fine.

City:          Min:   11  Max:   18
West:          Min:    6  Max:   18

Wednesday Chance shower

City:          Min:    9  Max:   17
West:          Min:    3  Max:   17

Thursday Chance shower.

City:          Min:   10  Max:   17
West:          Min:    4  Max:   18

Save Oilies (Wollongong/Port Kembla)

Save Oilies

Hi all,

I know your time is precious so put simply, this is about foreshore access being taken away from the public, when there is a simple solution.

This will take you less than 5 minutes to do. Can you go to

http://www.save-oilies.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Sign the petition.

thanks heaps, Rosco.

Cronulla

Crappy 1-2 footers wind blown from the SW, do something else.
WIND: SSW at 26kph. WATER TEMP: 16 degrees.
SWELL: South 2-3.5 metres at 7 seconds.
FORECAST: A shower or two, more likely near the coast. Cloudy periods. Light to moderate southwest to southerly winds, fresh along the coast. .
MAX AIR TEMP TODAY: 15-18 degrees.
TIDES: HIGH: 06:12 LOW: 11:49
WINDSURFERS: OK for experienced riders.
BOAT DIVING: Average – sea conditions outside, vis around 10m+ on the TUGGERAH and Kelloe, 10m+ at Barons Hut, thanks to www.seatamerdive.com Sydney Scuba Diving Boat Charter and Ian Griffiths “Griffiti”.
SHORE DIVING: 4+ metres vis at Oak Park. 4 metres at Shiprock.
See ya – Leo at www.aquasea.com.au in Sydney – wetsuit wettie wetty repairs for surfing scuba windsurfers ring Aquasea on 02.95404774, go diving without tanks ie tankless diving using 12 v volt compressors also known as hookah dive diving with www.aquasea.com.au in Sydney NSW Ph: 02.95404774 led hid halogen torches and lights video boat transom lights for underwater lighting at night similar aqua cam camera and cameras see www.aquasea.com.au for stainless wire in your balustrades and for underwater lights and housings cameras. Mob: 0408.002315 SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA.

not much action

Under a foot, cool SW wind heading SE, rainy patches, missable. Rosco.

Mona Vale

Not much happening out here this morning, its real fat and messy.

“Swell” Has Three Meanings

Ever noticed that swell has three meanings. 1. That which become waves. 2. Really good and 3. Getting bigger. Well today has very small waves, not very good and not getting bigger.

Narrabeen Rpt

Next season’s parking stickers are starting to appear, so the swap is on again, but I DON’T NEED ANY MORE WARRINGAH STICKERS. Works like this – if you have a spare you want to swap, drop an email to stickerswap@hotmail.com with what you want/have in the subject line, i.e. “Have Pittwater, Want Manly”. If you want to buy a sticker, don’t contact me. Contact the relevant council, or post something in the Realsurf forum. And the surf is small, weak & cold this morning

C C

Showers and mild on the Central Coast this Thursday morning.  The swell is inconsistent and ordinary at 1 – 2 feet from the southeast.  There is a light south southwest breeze forecast to go southeast later.  High tide 0610 and low tide around 1150.  Local barometer 1019 hpa, 97% humidity, 9 degrees C.  Have a good one!