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

Sunny morning with some south swell

Hello Friends,

Faintly offshore this morning and you’d think with a couple metres of 10 second period south swell out at sea, there’d be more activity at the Dee Why end of the Longy-DY stretch. It was twice the size yesterday afternoon when the period setting on the swell was only a second or two longer. However, there were some long lulls then, so perhaps there are still a few good sets about. That said, the crowd also tells a tale. Yesterday afternoon it was around the 30 mark at the point, and this morning it was less than 10.

Surface conditions were smooth, and the outlook is for this morning to stay that way ahead of a light afternoon NE breeze. The outlook is for the swell to fade away as Thursday goes along, so if you have the option, this morning would seem to be the best shot. And, from the shape of the swell forecast models, we could be heading into a week or so of tiny to flat conditions.

BTW, if you were in the water at the point yesterday morning, I might have got a picture of your stylings. Lots of waves were going from the point to the beach too, so here’s hoping we’re seeing the return of the famous superpeak for autumn and winter…

Go well!


Yesterday morning, Dee Why

TIDES: L @0815, H @1410

Weather Situation
A slow-moving high south of the Bight extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast. On Saturday the high is forecast to move across the Tasman Sea, while a broad trough approaches western New South Wales. This trough appears likely to bring the next significant southerly change to much of the coast later on the weekend.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots becoming light during the morning then tending east to northeasterly about 10 knots by afternoon. Winds becoming northeasterly up to 15 knots by early evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday
Winds: North to northeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1.5 metres during the evening. Swell: Southerly about 1 metre.