Hello Friends,
Well, were it not for the 9 seconds or so of period, the little one metre east swell trickling in this morning would be all but invisible. The middle part of the Dee Why to Longy stretch was picking up the odd knee to waist high set, so I’d expect that would be much the same at other stretches that like east. Wind is lightly offshore to start things off, but the Bureau says we can expect it to go more to the NE during the afternoon. The swell models point to the possibility of a faint increase in swell size at that point, but my hunch is it won’t really amount to much because the biggest spots are going to be where the wind is most strongly onshore.
Speaking of the models, I don’t really see anything to make me think the Goat’s call for the coming week needs any modification. It really looks pretty dire for our stretch of the east coast. With luck it won’t slip down to absolute flatness across the work week but for this weekend, it will go pretty close.
Aw well, at least we can all bank a few brownie points…
Have yourself a great Saturday!
Tides: H @noon L @1730
Weather Situation
A strong high over the Southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge to the central NSW coast. A cold front approaching NSW is expected to affect the NSW coast Sunday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds: West to northwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending north to northeasterly at about 15 knots during the afternoon. Winds tending northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: to 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the evening. Swell: Southerly about 1 metre.
Forecast for Sunday
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending southwesterly by early evening. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southeasterly 1 metre tending northeasterly from the late morning.
Forecast for Monday
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots, reaching 25 knots at times, decreasing to 10 to 20 knots during the morning then becoming northwesterly up to 10 knots during the afternoon. Winds tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly 1 metre. The chance of thunderstorms during the morning.
