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A touch smaller again, but still little waves to be found

Hello Friends,

Swell is gradually fading away, but for the early risers, there were a few small waves to be had at spots with a liking for east swell. The Bureau says the morning offshore will be pushed away by a south change of 10-20 kts. As you can see from the picture above, set wave faces at Dee Why were around the waist to chest high mark. I’d expect there to be a slightly bigger sets at better exposed spots. Mind you, I’ll probably pass on Manly… 🙂

The swell forecast models are predicting that the wave energy will weaken gradually over the next couple days and by next week it looks as though we’ll be facing a 3-4 day lull in proceedings. The swell models are showing plenty of activity coming out of the southern ocean and running up the western side of the Tasman. Unfortunately the models aren’t showing much of the energy coming our way. One very long range prediction shows something happening toward the end of next week, but that’s pretty speculative stuff, so I’m not making any plans myself.

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Have yourself a great Friday!

Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure extends across northern New South Wales to the central Tasman Sea, while a weakening cold front is bringing a brief southerly change to the southern half of the coast. Behind this front, winds will ease as the ridge strengthens across the south. Another weak southerly change is likely to affect the southern coast during Saturday, before a more vigorous cold front crosses the region on Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots ahead of an early southerly change 10 to 20 knots, then tending east to northeasterly by evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 metres.
Saturday 27 August
Winds
North to northwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending north to northeasterly around midday then tending east to northeasterly by early evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Northeasterly about 1.5 metres.
Sunday 28 August
Winds
South to southeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending north to northeasterly during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1 metre.