Hello Friends,

Another cold morning, but at least it’s sunny and not as windy. Swell at Dee Why point is around the chest high mark on sets (a bit bigger on the rare bombs), but the beach is more consistent and sets are into the head high range.

We have another southerly coming through tonight, so the plan is to hit it earlier rather than later. Swell is set to drop off as the day goes along too, so there’s another incentive to get on your bike.

My quick read of the forecast models for this morning is that we can look forward to small south swell conditions tomorrow and maybe a little more quality Sunday am as the period improves.

Gotta run, have a busy day, but will try to report back later if I can. Have yourself a good one!

TIDES: L @1000 H @1650

Weather Situation
A cold front will affect the south coast Friday then a high south of the Bight will move eastwards with the southwest to southerly airstream over NSW becoming light. Over the weekend the high should be centred near Bass Strait with winds tending southeasterly over the state. A trough of low pressure is expected to develop off the coast on Sunday and deepen into a low off the north coast during Monday and Tuesday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly at 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southerly about 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly up to 10 knots around midday. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres. The chance of thunderstorms offshore from midday. Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.

Forecast for Sunday
Winds: South to southeasterly 5 to 15 knots decreasing to 10 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly about 2 metres. Large swells breaking dangerously close inshore.

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Hello Friends,

Cold and grey this morning along the beaches. But early on the wind was out of the SSW at 15-20kts and it was pretty clean as a consequence at Dee Why. Sets were into the shoulder to head high range too. The MHL buoy went offline yesterday shortly after the swell peaked, so I don’t have objective numbers, but based on observation and the other buoy data, I’d say the average swell height is somewhere between 2 and 3 metres at sea with an average period of around 8-9 seconds from the south.

I’ll try to add a few remarks on the outlook later today… go well.

Weather Situation
A complex low over the Tasman Sea is expected to continue moving towards New Zealand with winds gradually easing along New South wales coast. A high south of the Bight will move very slowly eastwards over the next few days with a moderating southwest to southerly airstream over NSW. Over the weekend the high should be centred near Bass Strait with winds tending southeasterly over the state. A trough of low pressure is expected to develop off the coast on Sunday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots around midday then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots by early evening. Seas: Up to 3 metres decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening. Swell: Southerly 2 metres.

Forecast for Friday
Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by early evening. Seas: Up to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southerly about 2 metres decreasing to 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Saturday
Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southerly about 1.5 metres.