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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT – Share with Vantage Agency (film & TV) and BuyBuyGone (internet store). Since moving into our new offices in Warriewood (Sydney) we have found we have...
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Raging, stormy, crazy
Posted by: Don on September 6th, 2008Hello Friends,
Well, as expected, it’s a wild old morning out there. Swell has pushed up steadily overnight and is currently averaging around 4 metres, with swell plus seas creating peaks off shore of up to 8 metres. It’s still coming from the east and the average period is about 9 seconds (with some 11 sec component in the mix). Surfing however is out of the question as you might have surmissed already.
The wind readings along the coast in Sydney are up into the gale range. Depending on where you’re standing, it’s anywhere from 25 to 35 knots from the south. It looks set to stay like this all morning before possibly relenting a little late in the day.
The options are pretty limited. I can’t imagine that there’d be much of anything south of the bridge, while on this side you’d be looking at the usual list of south corner suspects, but I’d be very surprised if there was anything in the way of exceptional quality.
By tomorrow, the rain should have moved away from the coast and the winds should have moderated. The Bureau is currently saying we should have easing SW-SE winds. The swell won’t be at peak power of course, but it should still be pretty solid. And although it’ll continue the downward trend, on current reckoning, it looks as if we should have reasonable size through Monday afternoon.
I’ll try to get out to find a few snaps of the conditions, so check back again later. And go well on this very stormy old Saturday in Sydney.
[...] Outlook for coming days remains interesting; not because we’re likely to have great conditions, but because it could get pretty big. At least one of the models is calling for east swell to get into the 4-6 metre range from late Friday into early Saturday. Sadly, wind will be 20-30 kts from the east to ESE, so there’s not likely to be any clean options for a wave along the beaches of our fair city. Here’s what I wrote last time we had such conditions. [...]