Hello Friends
Decided to do a quick survey of a few nearby beaches before it got dark. First stop was Mactier street to see if anything was showing along the Collaroy-Narrabeen stretch. Twas very small along the Gardens to Collaroy zone. Only saw one person in the water, and they didn’t manage to latch on to any of the waist high sets coming in. Although I didn’t keep going north, I grabbed a shot looking up toward Northy. From the backs evident in the shot, I’m guessing there were some pretty okay size sets coming into the teeth of the stiff and cold offshore winds.
Hooked down to Curly to get another fix on the swell energy levels. Just glanced at Longy and Dee Why on the way past, and it was plain that the swell had jumped quite a bit since lunchtime. Around at Curly there were a fair number of bods in the water both at the south and north ends. Damn chilly standing there taking pictures, so I can only imagine how toasty they would’ve been in the water! Sets were pushing into the head high range and it seemed to be quite consistent.
The forecast for tomorrow morning hasn’t shifted much. It’ll be windier early, maybe slackening off a little in the middle of the day and then coming up again in the afternoon. The models reckon we should be seeing some 3-4 metre 10sec south swell across the next couple days. It’ll be pretty sharpish tomorrow for the early – the Bureau is currently calling for a low of 6 degrees (it’s supposed to warm up to 16 later).
First tide of the day will be a low at 442am. The high will be 1.2 metres at 1034.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Gale warning.
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: SW 25/35 knots, 30/40 knots offshore.Sea: 2.5 to 4 metres. Swell: S/SE around 2 metres.
Thursday: Wind: S/SW 20/30 knots, reaching 35 knots offshore early and again late. Sea: 2.5 to 3.5 metres.Swell: S 2 to 3 metres.
Friday: Wind: SW 10/20 knots, 25 knots offshore early, easing during the day and tending NW late.
Saturday: Wind: NW winds 10/20 knots.
Gee, I’m kinda thirsty after all that running around and typing and stuff… wouldn’t mind a coffee… or maybe a Coopers… 🙂
