As expected…bugger!

Hello Friends,

Rather tiny looking down at Dee Why as the metre or so of 10sec period SE swell mostly just laps along the rocks and flops over on the beach. A couple bods were having a go, but they didn’t look like catching anything while I watched.

And that situation seems to be pretty much what we can expect for today and tomorrow. The only bright spot is the wind forecast which tells us that the breeze will be out of the northern quarters. With luck the north corners will be picking up a little of the tiny south swell and providing something for the extra keen.

The models continue to show the prospect of a south bump on Saturday. The Bureau isn’t in the chorus though, so my outlook is cautious and hopeful of something interesting for Saturday. And by interesting, I’d be stoked if we got stuff into the head high range.

Have yourself a great day!

Here’s the official call from the Bureau of Meterology

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the southwestern Tasman Sea extends a ridge to Queensland coast. During Thursday the high will move towards New Zealand and winds along south and central coasts will increase as a cold front approaches from the west. The front will move over the Tasman Sea during Friday and a low is expected to develop east of Tasmania further increasing winds along the coast before moving away from the coast on Saturday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds: Northerly 5 to 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending northerly 15 to 20 knots by early evening. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening. Swell: Southeasterly 1 metre.
Forecast for Friday

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending westerly 10 to 15 knots around midday then increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Easterly 1 metre tending northeasterly about 1 metre from the morning.
Forecast for Saturday

Winds: West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 20 knots during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly up to 15 knots during the afternoon. Winds tending east to northeasterly up to 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 3 metres decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning then decreasing to below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Easterly 1 metre tending southeasterly from midday.