Hello Friends,
Strong, cold westerlies this morning and a diminished ENE swell (it was around the 1.5 metre mark at 0600) saw Dee Why point and the beachy offering clean waist to chest high sets every now and then.
The Bureau says the wind will settle into the SW and get stronger still. It’s already really going pretty hard out at sea, so I don’t think you’ll want to be pushing the tinny out in for a fishing expedition today.
It looks as though the swell will go around to the SE by evening and, if the Bureau has it right, be getting into the 2-3 metre range. The models have scaled back expectations for large conditions tomorrow, but it won’t be small. Wave faces in the three metre range at south facing spots seem entirely plausible at this point. Combine that with a ten second period and stiff offshores, and you have the makings for a very good day on Friday.
I processed a heap of images overnight and will have three fresh galleries up later today. If you got amongst it at Northy, Bungan or Mona Vale, you’ll want to have a squiz to see if I got a snap of you. Remember, when you see me shooting, I’m aiming to get good pictures of anyone who gets a wave – including you!
Go well with your day!
TIDES: H @0945, L @1540
Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Gale Warning.
Thursday until midnight: Wind: West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots becoming southwesterly and reaching 30 to 40 knots offshore during the afternoon or evening.Sea: 2 to 3 metres increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the afternoon.Swell: Northeasterly 2 metres tending southeasterly 2 to 3 metres during the evening.
Friday: Wind: Southwesterly 25 to 35 knots tending south to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots later in the evening.Sea: Up to 4 metres decreasing to 3 metres by early evening then decreasing to 2 metres later in the evening.Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres.
Saturday: Wind: West to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
