Hello Friends,
Waist high with the odd slightly bigger one was the call for Sunday morning at Dee Why and North Narrabeen. The sets were turning up on a regular basis, so if you had something big and blobby, it wasn’t too long before another opportunity arrived. Crowds are what you’d expect on a sunny summer morning, on a Sunday, in school hols… actually I thought they were relatively modest considering. Water is absolutely beautiful at the moment. I managed to score a couple fun set waves at Longy last night and it was just a pleasure to be in the ocean.
From the Bureau’s forecast it looks as though we’re into a couple days of NE’ly. That could mean some junky but okay size wind waves for the late at the usual spots. It could also mean the return of our little blue pals with their bubble sails and stinging tentacles.
A south change is due around Tuesday but with luck there will be a little window of opportunity to get something from the NE’r before the wind swings. The rest of the work week is pretty so-so looking, but next weekend’s prospects remain interesting. I hope the models are right, because this time next week could be pretty fun as a couple metres of long period east swell pushes in.
Have yourself a top old Sunday and, if you’re near a wireless at 1000, tune it to 702 on the AM band because I’ll be on Simon Marnie’s weekend show with Dr Rob Brander (aka Dr. Rip). I’m looking forward to having my brain expanded!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system to the southeast of Tasmania extends a ridge along the NSW coast. A low is moving eastwards south of the Bight. During Monday the low will move south of Tasmania with an associated front moving northwards along the southern half of the NSW coast. This front will weaken during Tuesday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming northeasterly 20 to 25 knots by early evening then increasing to 20 to 30 knots later in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening. Swell: Southeasterly 1 metre.
Forecast for Monday
Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots tending north to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots around midday then tending southerly later in the evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres increasing to 3 metres around midday. Swell: Easterly about 1.5 metres. The chance of thunderstorms offshore in the afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Tuesday
Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending east to northeasterly during the evening. Seas: Up to 3 metres decreasing to below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Northeasterly 1 metre.
