A faint suggestion of energy, but nothing surfable at 0800.

Hello Friends,

I concur with PB. Surf options are right down at the dismal setting to start our Sunday. Good morning to have slept in a bit as it turns out. The MHL data from Sydney and Eden are just about identical, so that says to me that we aren’t likely to see anything much in the way of improvement today.

The forecast south change has come through and is anywhere from 10-17 kts along our coastline as I write this. Great. Southerly and flat.

However…

The models continue to stick to their calls for a 2-3 day pulse of southerly swell. Some of them predict that we’re going to see something by tonight, but there is general agreement that it should be happening by tomorrow. The Bureau is on board with this and is calling for the swell to build tomorrow afternoon when it is also due to be hot and thunderstormy. I think it could be one of those days when it’s good one place for a few hours (NE protected spots mid afternoon and maybe semi-protected southerly spots toward dark).

With luck, we should have fun energy levels on Tuesday and Wednesday as well.

Fun to be looking forward to swell!

Have yourself a top old Sunday. Oh yeah, and if you’ve ever wanted to have yourself a a classic Nikonos III underwater camera, I’m selling mine on eBay with a start price of $79!!! This is a very nice piece of kit with a very sharp lens, but I’m not doing film any more so it needs a new home. Here da link: http://bit.ly/nik0n0s3

The Bureau says
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Sunday until midnight: Wind: Variable 5/10 knots ahead of an early S/SE change 13/18 knots, tending E 10/15 knots later.Sea: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: E/SE about 1 metre.
Monday: Wind: N/NW 13/18 knots, turning N/NE during the afternoon ahead of a 25/30 knot SW/S change late afternoon or evening.Sea: 1 to 2 metres, rising to 2.5 to 3.5 metres late afternoon or evening.Swell: S 2 to 3 metres. Isolated afternoon/evening thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Wind: S 20/25 knots, reaching 25/30 knots at first. Easing to E/SE 10/15 knots at night.

Late Sunday morning with the southerly.