Still waiting

Hello Friends,

How I wish I could tell you all to grab your boards and go surfin’. But sadly for those who are reading this from anywhere along the east coast of Australia the best I can suggest is that you scope your favourite south-east swell low tide spot on the off chance it’d be worth wetting the mal, kayak, or other large floatable. Swell at sea off Sydney is averaging about half a metre, but the period has bumped up into the 9-13 second range, so there is a faint hope of the odd knee high bomb set. Wind’s not much of a factor as I write now, but it’s going to pick up and be out of the northern quarters later – to the extent that matters.

From the look of the models, I’d say we’re not too likely to get waves on the east coast until maybe Sunday – and then they’ll only be tiny (assuming the computers have it right).

So, as you were ladies and gentlemen. Huey’s on business elsewhere for the time being.

Synoptic Situation
A ridge extending from the high over the northern Tasman Sea will be associated with NW/NE airstream along NSW coast during Thursday and Friday. A low pressure trough is expected to approach the coast from the west on Saturday bringing an increase in N/NW winds.

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Thursday until midnight: Wind: W/NW 15/20 knots early, tending NW/NE later in the morning. Sea: 1 to 2 metres.Swell: S 1 to 1.5 metres.
Friday: Wind: NW/NE 10/15 knotsSea: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: S/SE about 1 metre.
Saturday: Wind: N/NW 20/30 knots.