Hello Friends,
Could get to 30 in Sydney today says the Bureau. Swell’s coming from the east this morning. It’s averaging around 1.5 metres at sea and the latest data shows the average period is about 9 seconds with some 11 sec component in there to keep it interesting. Wind’s out of the N-NW and set to increase during the morning before it swings around to the NE.
From the look of the buoy data up and down the coast this morning, it would appear that Sydney’s doing as well as anywhere. The power trend is downward right across the board, so on that basis alone, I’d be punting on a gradual decrease being evident by the end of the day.
The models are projecting a run of small to marginal but, with luck, not utterly flat conditions over the next 3-4 days.
Get out there if you can, and go well with whatever is coming your way today!
Tides: H-0646, L-1237
Synoptic Situation
A trough will move over western and southern NSW today, with N/NE winds strengthening ahead of it. A cold front and associated S/SW change will reach the far south coast tonight and move up the remainder of the coast during Friday or early Saturday. A slack pressure gradient will extend throughout NSW waters by Friday afternoon, with mostly light winds expected through until the end of the weekend.
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning
Thursday until midnight: Wind: N/NW 10/15 knots, increasing to 15/20 knots inshore, 20/30 knots offshore during the morning. Tending NW/NE 15/20 knots throughout during the afternoon before a late W change 10/15 knots. Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres, reaching 2 to 3 metres during the morning.Swell: E/NE 1 to 1.5 metres.
Friday: Wind: W/SW 13/18 knots, turning S/SW 18/23 knots during the morning, turning S/SE 18/23 knots during the afternoon, S/SE 10/15 knots during the evening. Sea: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, abating to about 1 metre during the evening. Swell: NE 2 to 2.5 metres.
Saturday: Wind: Variable 5/15 knots, turning NE.
