Hello Friends,
As I drove around this morning to get a sense of the day, the radio was on with the latest news from Queensland. The scale of that disaster is hard enough for those of us outside the region to take in, so it’s impossible to imagine what it must be like on the ground. Meanwhile here in Sydney about the worst we have to deal with at the moment is some pretty woofy looking water and another morning of dodgy, choppy messed up ESE wind swell.
Once again there was a crowd on it at Northy ahead of the contest kicking in. Some fun sized sets rolling in too. But down the beach from there, the banks were just non-existent. Around the corner to the south there were a few bods messing about in the mess of Dee Why point. Much smaller than Northy and junkier too though.
The latest run of the forecast models is showing a very slightly less enthusiastic projection for waves this weekend. But, I’m happy to report that they are still calling for 10+ sec 1.5-2m east swell for Saturday morning. By Sunday morning the current estimate is we could have 12 sec periods and that those power levels should persist into Monday. Could be pretty fun, particularly in the mornings before the wind gets going. Right now I’m hoping for 1.5x overhead on the bombs at exposed spots Sun and Mon.
Go well!
Todays tides: L @0820 and H @1415
Weather Situation
A high pressure system south of Tasmania is expected to remain in the area until Friday, maintaining a ridge across the southern Tasman Sea. This pattern is directing an east to northeasterly airstream over New South Wales coastal waters. A weak trough may bring a south to southeast change to the southern and central parts of the coast on Saturday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots around midday. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly about 2 metres.
Forecast for Thursday
Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 25 knots tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots around dawn. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly about 1.5 metres.
Forecast for Friday
Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly 1 metre.
