Hello Friends,
Wind is still blowing hard along the northern beaches. The occasional quite heavy shower comes sweeping in over the raging sea too. Speaking of the ocean, I went out briefly to see if I could get a picture or two, but visibility was very poor.
I checked the Collaroy-Narrabeen stretch on the faint chance that it would miraculously have something right in the corner at Collaroy. But it’s just a churning mess – like everywhere else. The rain was coming down to hard to get any other pictures.
A little before dark, I did manage to get one more shot of the wild conditions at Dee Why (see below). According to the MHL data the swell is around the 5 metre mark from the east with a period of about 12 seconds. The blasting wind has piled another 3 metres of chop on top of that, so you won’t want to be taking the tinny out fishing tomorrow.
The latest forecast out of the BoM reckons that the wind will still be blowing hard tomorrow. If the swell follows the same pattern it has up north, then it seems set to hit a peak overnight and then to drop back a touch. Not that it matters as there aren’t going to be any open ocean beach options for non-insane surfers tomorrow in Sydney.
Some of you may recall that I flagged tomorrow as peak day based on the models. Here’s the original post so we can see how well those models went…
Speaking of models, the latest run is suggesting that there will be lots of swell (quality is an entirely separate issue) through the weekend. As the new week comes along, the it looks as though the wind will start backing off and midweek could see some light offshore conditions with some waist to chest high plus ESE swell. Then the southerlies come back, periods drop and swell goes more south and picks up…
First tide of the day tomorrow will be a high around 0700.
The Bureau sez:
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong wind warning.
Friday until midnight: Wind: E/SE 25/33 knots. Sea: 2 to 3 metres.Swell: NE 3 to 4 metres. Dangerous surf.
Saturday: Wind: E 20/30 knots. Sea: 2 to 3 metres.Swell: NE 3 to 4 metres. Dangerous surf.
Sunday: Wind: E/NE 10/20 knots.
Monday: Wind: N/NE 5/15 knots.
go well!
