Hello Friends,
Not too much wind around as the day kicked off, but the Bureau tells us that it’s going to come up a bit from the south to south east. Swell was about 1.5 metres from the south at 9 seconds apart when I first checked this morning. There were a few bods out at Dee Why beach but it looked as though the waits were pretty long and the sets not getting much above the waist high mark.
The forecast is calling for the swell to pick up a little over the next 24 hours. According to the Bureau the swell should be picking up from the south toward dark. Looking at the data from the buoys between us and the Vic border, there doesn’t seem to be too much happening until you get right down to Eden where it’s two metres at 12 seconds apart. So, an increase is at least plausible.
Our problem is that the forecast is calling for SE wind over the next 48 hours, so we’re not looking like getting great conditions or anything.
Oh well, there should at least be a little something for the extra keen.
Have yourself a great Thursday!
TIDES: H @1020, L @1635
Weather Situation
A ridge extends from the southern Bight towards Lord Howe island, with a high pressure centre over western Victoria. This high will drift slowly east, reaching the western Tasman Sea by Friday. It is then expected to remain to the west of new Zealand until Tuesday with a persistent ridge extending from this high over New South Wales. A weak front in the southern Tasman is expected to briefly increase southerly winds along the coast today, tending strong at times in the far south. During Friday and Saturday a high will be centred over the Tasman Sea, with winds turning north to northeast over the southern and central coasts.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
Southeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots by early evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly about 1.5 metres.
Friday 2 September
Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres decreasing to below 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Easterly 0.5 metres tending southerly 2 metres in the afternoon and evening.
Saturday 3 September
Winds
North to northeasterly 5 to 15 knots becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the evening.
Swell
Southeasterly about 2 metres.
