Not exactly spectacular at Dee Why, especially since he had to wait 15 minutes for it to turn up.

This morning’s DY picture required a 15 minute wait in the 11 degree temps. The five folk in the water up the beach from the SLSC had to be extremely dedicated given the conditions. Grey skies, cold air and a very inconsistent and weak south windswell do not add up to the most attractive combo. Given the 7 second average period, I’d be pretty surprised if much of anywhere was offering a wave this morning.

No obvious sign of a tsunami from the quake in New Zealand overnight, although this morning’s forecast from the Bureau mentions it.

The models are not offering much joy it has to be said. We’ve had a spectacularly productive winter for swell, so I guess one shouldn’t be too churlish if it looks as though Huey’s going to take a break. Well, maybe not a complete break, as in flat, but it does kinda look as though we’ll have a run of small conditions from late Saturday into the new week. It does currently seem as though the anticipated Fri-Sat pulse should appear. Right now I’m hoping for waist to shoulder high from Friday afternoon into Saturday.

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Outlook from the Bureau:

Synoptic Situation
A complex low pressure system lies over the Tasman Sea. Winds will strengthen along the coast today as the low deepens, while a high pressure ridge pushes across from the west. Winds should ease by Saturday as the high moves over the coast. Abnormal currents may affect some beaches, harbours and coastal waterways today as the result of an undersea earthquake that occurred near the New Zealand coast Wednesday evening.

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Thursday until midnight: Wind: S/SW 10/15 knots, increasing to 15/20 knots during the morning and reaching 20/30 knots in the afternoon/evening.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres rising to 2 to 3 metres.Swell: S/SE 1 to 1.5 metres. Abnormal currents may affect some beaches, harbours and coastal waterways. Possible thunder and small hail.
Friday: Wind: S/SW 20/30 knots, easing to 15/20 knots later.Sea: 2 to 3 metres, abating to 1 to 2 metres laterSwell: S/SE 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Isolated early thunderstorms.
Saturday: Wind: S/SW 10/20 knots, tending NW 5/10 knots later.