Hello Friends,
Small east swell and heading to a high of 30 along the beaches in Sydney today. As of 0800 there was about a metre of east swell coming in. The average period is about 11 seconds according to the MHL buoy – and there’s some 13 second stuff in amongst it. Dee Why is extremely well attended as I write this. Wind is light out of the north and is expected to move up to sea breeze speeds (10-15kts) and swing NE later. Tide was high at about daybreak and will be low around 1315.
The Bureau expects the swell to push up a little as the day goes along. It’s been consistently bigger up north since yesterday morning, so I guess it could start to be felt in the Sydney region later. But right now the trend line is looking steady. Again, the Bureau has a warning up for large waves breaking dangerously close in shore. For what it’s worth, the biggest wave I saw when I waited to grab a couple snaps this morning was maybe into the head high range at the point.
I’m going to go looking for pictures this morning, so if you see me standing on the beach pointing a camera in your direction check the galleries later. 🙂
Go well with your day!
TIDES: H @0625, L @1315
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the western Tasman Sea will move slowly east during the next few days before stalling near New Zealand later in the week. A ridge from this high extends north along the New South Wales coast. On Monday a weak front passing to the south may bring a southerly change to southern parts, although a generally east to northeasterly wind regime will dominate the outlook period.Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots around midday then increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon then increasing to 2 metres later in the evening. Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres. Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.Forecast for Monday
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots around midday and increasing to 15 to 20 knots by evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Easterly 1 metre.Forecast for Tuesday
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching 30 knots at times. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres increasing up to 3 metres during the morning. Swell: Northeasterly 1 metre.
