Hello Friends,

I bet the old Sydney is pretty tiny this morning. According to the latest MHL data, the SE swell is only 0.5m out at sea. If there’s anything much going on, I’d be pleasantly surprised. The flatness looks like sticking around in Sydney for at least a couple more days…

(Your correspondent made the long trek to the other side of the pond last night. It was just about flat when we came in to a very hot (42!!) LA, but this afternoon it looks like a little SW swell has perked up for the Huntington locals. It was shoulder high on sets, but a high tide and sideshore wind, made conditions pretty ordinary.)

Here’s the latest from the Bureau:

Weather Situation
A broad high pressure ridge lies across the northern Tasman Sea, while another high lies to the west of New South Wales.A cold front is expected to bring a southerly change to the NSW coast during Wednesday. By Friday the High is expected to become centered over the NSW Coast.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 5 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly about 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending southerly 20 to 30 knots around midday then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots by early evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly about 1 metre tending southerly 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Thursday
Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southeasterly about 1.5 metres.