Hello Friends,
Hoping to see signs of swell last night, I checked the buoys just before downing tools at around 2300. It was still tiny. But, an hour or so later Huey swept the engine telegraph forward and in the space of six hours the swell jumped from a metre on average at just 6 seconds, to three metres at 11 seconds.
If the time I had to wait to grab this morning’s first snaps is any guide, there’s a bit of a wait between sets (at Dee Why anyway). Size at the point looks to be around the chest high range with the odd bigger one.
From the look of the buoy data from down Batemans Bay way, the swell could be near its peak right now, but if we follow the pattern down that way, it should be a gradual and small decline over the day.
The good news is that the forecast models are anticipating a steady supply of swell across the next week. So while we can expect a bit of a drop in size today, it should remain comfortably in the surfable range into Saturday. And that’s a good thing.
Hope you’re able to get amongst it. I’ll be making an effort to get out and about with a camera at some point, so with luck I’ll have a few more piccies for later.
Go well!
Tides: H 1150, L 1836
Synoptic Situation
A deep low over the southern Tasman Sea, moving steadily east. Winds will continue to ease this morning as the low moves further away. A high pressure ridge will develop across northern NSW today, then will move into the Coral Sea on Friday as another front moves into western NSW. This front is expected to cross the coast early Saturday.Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Thursday until midnight: Wind: W/SW 20/30 knots, chiefly offshore, easing to 15/20 knots during the morning, then tending NW/NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon.Sea: 2 to 3 metres offshore, abating to about 1 metre.Swell: S 3 to 4 metres.
Friday: Wind: NW 10/15 knots, turning N/NE 20/30 knots in the afternoon/evening. Sea: about 1 metre rising 2 to 3 metres in the afternoon. Swell: S 2 to 3 metres decreasing 1 to 2 metres during the day.
Saturday: Wind: W/NW 25/35 knots.
