Hello Friends,

Sydney’s beaches are in for a pretty ordinary old day from the look of things. The ocean’s choppy and messy but there is a bit more of a line than yesterday and as a consequence a few bods are in the water chasing waist high lumps of junkiness. With low tide at around 0830 and a high around 1520, the optimal time for a lot of spots should be late morning. Unfortunately, the already dodgy wind situation is only going to get dodgier as the wind picks up a bit more and works around through the easterly quarters from the present SE to the NE. Sounds like a recipe for messiness all day long, but with a slight hope that semi-protected NE corners might possibly be worth consideration late in the day.

As for the long range outlook, I like the look of the Goat’s latest prognostications. The current run of the models is pretty supportive of his estimates too. I’ll have a look at the prospects tomorrow morning ahead of my usual 0730 702 ABC gig.

Have yourself a top old day!

The Bureau’s Friday morning Sydney forecast

Weather Situation

A high near Tasmania will move to the Tasman Sea today allowing winds to gradually tend to the east to northeast. A low pressure system is expected to deepen over South Australia today. The low should deepen further on Saturday and move southeast towards Tasmania with winds along the NSW coast becoming strong to gale force. The low will then move quickly into the southern Tasman Sea on Sunday allowing winds to gradually ease.
Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending easterly during the day then east to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots by early evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening. Swell: Southerly 0.5 to 1.5 metres.
Forecast for Saturday

Winds: North to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Southerly about 2 metres decreasing to 1 metre late in the evening.
Forecast for Sunday

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending westerly up to 15 knots during the afternoon. Winds tending west to southwesterly up to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 3 metres decreasing below 2 metres during the morning. Swell: Easterly 2 metres tending southeasterly during the evening.