"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Grey, glassy and small …but surfable

Hello Friends,

Another morning of gloomy skies (the Bureau says there’s an 80 percent chance of rain). The wind was light early, so that meant glassy knee to waist high plus sets at Dee Why from the small, short period SSE windswell. The wind is expected to push up into the 10-20 kt range by lunchtime, so the plan pretty obviously is to get out the door asap.

Outlook for the week ahead is lining up with the Goat’s forecast . Some of the models are calling for a little east pulse around Wednesday. But at this stage it doesn’t look like being much more than shoulder high at best – and there’ll be easterly wind with it.

Go well with your Sunday!

TIDES: L @1120, H @1700

Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure extends across the northern Tasman Sea to the Queensland coast, while a trough stretches over the central Tasman Sea into northeast New South Wales. Meanwhile, another high south of Western Australia is moving slowly eastwards and will push a strengthening ridge along the New South Wales coast later today as a cold front passes to the south. This high is expected to reach the Tasman Sea on Monday, and should maintain generally easterly winds along the coast until late in the week.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds: South to southwesterly 5 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 20 knots around midday. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing up to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Southeasterly about 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots during the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres during the evening. Swell: Southeasterly about 1.5 metres.