Small but rideable

Hello Friends,

0715: picking up a bumpy little section at Dee Why.

It looks to me as though we’re roughly where we were at this time yesterday in terms of wave heights and swell direction. The important difference for early risers is that the wind is already up and running at around 10kts from the NNE. Put that together with a high tide at around 0730, and you’re talking marginal conditions for now. Swell direction is still out of the east. It’s about a metre on average and close to 8 seconds apart. The wind forecast is for it to go from 10-15 kts to up to 20-30 kts at close of play. Pretty obviously, it’s back to those north corners again if you’re after a little wave.

Looking ahead, it would still appear that we’ll have similar conditions through Friday afternoon, before a SE change arrives on Saturday and chops everything up and leaves us with pretty marginal conditions for the remainder of the weekend. It looks as though a reasonably intense low pressure system will come around the corner from Tassie and blob up into the Tasman sea early next week. Sadly for us, the models show pretty much all the juice pushing away toward NZ’s west coast.

Ah well… so it goes. Have yourself a top old day and go well!

TG’s Forecast

Surf forecast issued Thursday 13 November 2008: 7 day outlook for Sydney:

For goodness sake… you come to work all week in fine weather, and look what’s in store for your weekend (see below).  I don’t like colder weather…. or showers when it should be sunny…Oh well.

Surf.

Friday: East/ North East windswell in the 1-2 metre range.

Saturday: Ditto, before a S/SE change.

Sunday: 1-2 metre rgane at dead South spots.

Monday: Same.

Tuesday: Around 1 metre South then tending North East.

Wednesday: Coming up from the NE -1-2 metre range.

Thursday: About 2 metres or more North East.

Water temp is around 21.

Weather from The Bureau:

Forecast for Thursday evening
Fine. Moderate to fresh east to northeast winds.
Precis: Fine. Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Friday
Fine mostly sunny morning. Cloud increasing in the afternoon with the chance of a late shower/thunderstorm. Light to moderate north to northwest winds becoming moderate to fresh north to northeast along the coast in the afternoon.
Precis: Chance late shower/thunderstorm.

City:         Min:  18 Max:  28   Parramatta: Min:  17 Max:  33
Terrey Hills: Min:  17 Max:  28   Penrith:    Min:  17 Max:  35
Liverpool:    Min:  16 Max:  33   Richmond:   Min:  14 Max:  34

UV Alert: 8:50 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Saturday Shower or two.

City:          Min:   19  Max:   25
West:          Min:   18  Max:   27

Sunday Shower or two.

City:          Min:   17  Max:   20
West:          Min:   13  Max:   22

Monday Chance shower or two.

City:          Min:   14  Max:   21
West:          Min:   11  Max:   23

Tuesday Chance showers.

City:          Min:   15  Max:   23
West:          Min:   11  Max:   25

Wednesday Showers.

City:          Min:   17  Max:   23
West:          Min:   15  Max:   23

Thursday Shower or two.

City:          Min:   19  Max:   27
West:          Min:   16  Max:   29

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Thursday until midnight: Wind: N/NE 20/30 knots, especially offshore.Sea: 2 to 3 metres.Swell: E 1 to 1.5 metres.
Friday: Wind: N/NE reaching 20/30 knots.Sea: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: E/NE 1.5 metres. Chance late thunderstorm.
Saturday Outlook: Wind: A S/SE change 18/23 knots early morning, easing.
Sunday Outlook: Wind: SE 15/25 knots.

Improvement expected throughout the day- no wetty req!

2 feet of east swell, warm water and offshore winds but it’s really weak and barely ridable.  It should improve as the day goes on as the size picks up with the wind.  Typical NE summer conditions but there should be something around for the next couple of days at least. The water and the sun is warm- no wetty required.  Enjoy.

Mona Vale

It’s a little choppy this morning but still heaps of fun waves around shoulder high. The rights were bowling up heaps and the lefts were running, the water was warm and there were’nt many guys out. Pretty user friendly conditions!!! Get out there, and if your stuck at work, ouch.

CC

Fine and warm on the Central Coast this Thursday morning.  The swell ruffled at 1 – 2 feet from the northeast.  There is a light north northeast breeze.  High tide 0840 and low tide around 1515.  Local barometer 1013 hpa, 95% humidity, 17 degrees C.  Have a good one.