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

Morning gloom and smallness. But glassy!

Hello Friends,

Somewhere between foggy and hazy as Friday started out along Sydney’s beaches. The ocean was close to glass too. But, the very weak east windswell is still with us. It was struggling to make a metre out at sea and the average period was around the 8 second mark. Not too promising it has to be said. Apart from a swimmer or two and the SUP’r in this morning’s snap, I didn’t see anyone else in the water at Dee Why. Sets would be struggling to get big enough to ride on your belly. Judging from a tour of the beaches yesterday, you might find something in the knee to waist high range at spots with good easterly exposure.

The outlook is for the breeze to push up from the south east as the day goes along and, given the incoming tide this morning, it would seem that the standard “go early or go home” advice applies.

And the outlook? Well, I refer you to our legendary forecaster, The Goat.

Have yourself a top old day!

TIDES: L @0720 H @1310

Weather Situation
A stationary high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge to the New South Wales north coast. A trough near the central coast will move a little further north today, before weakening as the ridge broadens across the region. Another southerly change is expected to develop on the south and central coasts later on the weekend.

Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds: Variable 5 to 10 knots tending south to southeasterly up to 15 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 1 metre. The chance of thunderstorms.

Forecast for Saturday
Winds: Southwest to southeasterly 5 to 15 knots, becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening. Swell: Easterly 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 20 knots. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly 1 metre.