Hello Friends,
Nothing much showing at Dee Why through the drizzle. Swell is only a metre from the east at about 7 seconds. Not really surfable. There is some peak period component in the 10 sec range, but I couldn’t see anything much when I watched. But, a closer inspection of the data from down south reveals that both the Batemans Bay and Eden buoys showed a very brief excursion of peak periods into the 18 second range at about midnight – as foretold by the models. It seems to have dropped back a bit to 16 seconds down that way. Primary swell down that way is SSE.
That peak should arrive here later in the morning. Will it lead to obvious sets? Hard to say. The data doesn’t break out the height and direction for the primary and secondary swells, so it’s a case of “just maybe” in my mind.
Naturally we’ll be keeping a weather eye out for any change.
Big night tonight for Surfrider Foundation at Manly’s Wharf Bar from 6pm. It’s 25 bucks (which includes a complimentary drink) to get in. There are heaps of items for the charity auction so you could go home with a seriously inexpensive surf trip, wetty, set of fins, etc. All the details are in the story I posted in our news section. Hope to see a few of you characters there!
Will try to get back a bit later with some thoughts on the surf outlook…
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Thursday until midnight: Wind: S/SE 10/15 knots, turning E/NE 10/15 knots during the afternoon or evening.Sea: about 1 metre. Swell: S/SE increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres.
Friday: Wind: N/NE 10/15 knots increasing to 15/20 knots in the afternoon.Sea: to 1 metre rising 1 to 2 metres in the afternoon. Swell: S/SE 1 to 2 metres.
Saturday: Wind: N/NE 10/20 knots increasing to 20/25 knots offshore.
