Hello Friends,

1030: all blown out now…

earlier I wrote…

The keen were on it for the early at Dee Why while the wind was still favourable. Swell seemed to be a bit smaller than last night, although the power settings look pretty similar. Mind you, a rain squall cut short my observation, so maybe there were some bigger sets.

It’s due to swing SE soon and push up into the 30-40 kt range as it does. That, combined with the cold temps and showers will no doubt take its toll on the surf options. As the wind kicks in, the swell is expected to ramp up, so if you’re determined to get wet this morning there should be something in the most protected corners.

Go well with your day!

TIDES: H @1040, L @1600
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Gale Warning.
Monday until midnight: Wind: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, turning south to southeasterly and increasing to 30 to 40 knots during the morning. Winds easing to 20 to 30 knots later in the day or evening.Sea: 1 to 2 metres, rising to 3 to 4 metres during the morning. Swell: Southeast 3 to 4 metres, breaking dangerously close inshore. Chance thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Wind: Southerly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing below 10 knots during the evening.Sea: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, abating to about 1 metre in the afternoon.Swell: Southeasterly 2 to 3 metres.
Wednesday: Wind: South to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending southeasterly during the evening.

Hello Friends,

Around midnight Saturday, the Eden buoy shows the average swell jumped from around 3 metres to nearly 6. At the same time the power setting went from about 8 seconds to nearly 10 sec. Early on the swell hitting Dee Why looked to be quite clean and nicely lined up with a light NW breeze. The outlook is for the breeze to change to wind and then to strong wind later. At the same time we should see the swell going up around a metre or so (at least).

I’m planning to do a bit of shooting today, so if all goes according to plan, there should be another gallery up later. As usual my approach will be mainly to capture average surfers looking their best. That’s why if you see me shooting or notice a gallery from a day you were in the water, it’s worth looking to see if I got you busting your best move.

More later…

TIDES: H @1000 L @1530
Warning Summary at issue time:
Storm Force Warning south of Ulladulla. Gale Warning between Port Hacking and Ulladulla and Strong Wind Warning between Seal Rocks and Port Hacking.

Synoptic Situation
A deep, complex low pressure system lies off the NSW southern coast with gale to storm force winds and large waves expected for the South Coast and gales possible for the Illawarra. Several intense low centres embedded in the system are expected to impact on the South Coast during Sunday with the strongest winds and largest waves associated. The low pressure area is expected to weaken and move slowly away to the east/northeast during Monday and Tuesday with a high pressure ridge gradually extending over NSW.

UPDATED
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Strong Wind Warning.
Sunday until midnight: Wind: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots early, increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning, reaching 20 to 25 knots at times.Sea: 1 to 2 metres, 2 to 2.5 metres offshore.Swell: Easterly increasing to 2 to 3 metres. Possible thunderstorms.
Monday: Wind: South to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the morning.Sea: 1 to 2 metres, rising to 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Southeast 2.5 to 3.5 metres.
Tuesday: Wind: Southerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing below 10 knots during the evening.