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Hello Friends,

Weak little south pulse showing on the buoy data this morning, but I can’t see much of anything showing at Dee Why. But I wasn’t really expecting to, given that it’s barely a metre out at sea from the SSE and the period is a gutless 8 seconds. 

It should push up a bit today according to the Bureau. The wind is set to reach 20-30 kts from the SW-SE, before backing of again to 15-20 kts. There’s not much of a breeze as I write this around 0800, but down the coast at places like Ulladulla and Green Cape, the wind has kicked up and is blowing anywhere from 10-25kts from the SSW. The latest buoy data isn’t showing any significant increase in the average swell size though, so I’m not real optimistic about our hopes for a significant improvement in the next few hours.

Model watchers have no doubt picked up on the prospects of a brief very long period pulse coming our way in Sydney around Weds mid-afternoon. It’s looking mighty brief though. Maybe 12-16 hours. And it is possible that the peak will hit in the middle of the night. How big? Well, if the forecast period of 16-18 seconds eventuates and if it’s 1.5-2 metres, we’d be talking sets well into the overhead range at exposed south spots.

Here’s the Bureau’s marine forecast for Sydney for the next few days:

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Monday until midnight: Wind: SW/SE increasing to 20/30 knots during the late morning, before easing to 15/20 knots later.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres rising 2 to 3 metres late morning, abating later.Swell: S’ly 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to about 2 metres. 
Tuesday: Wind: SW/SE 10/15 knots tending NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon.Sea: to 1 metre.Swell: S 1.5 to 2 metres. 
Wednesday Outlook: Wind: N/NE increasing to 20/25 knots in afternoon.
Thursday Outlook: Wind: NW/NE 15/25 knots

I like the look of Thursday morning – if that pulse a) materialises and b) really does have an 18 sec period.

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Have yourself a good one!