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

Cold, grey, a bit lumpy but surfable

Hello Friends,

Last night the Bureau said it’d be southerly this morning. Well, as of 0800 it was still offshore at around 10 kts. And, also contrary to the forecasts, the swell was a respectable 2.5 metres from the SSE. The average period was still around the 8-9s mark this morning, so we were seeing shoulder to head high sets at Dee Why point and at the peak just up the beach from the surf club.

The wind is set to swing more to the south later and the possibility of showers should decrease.

According to this run of the forecast models, the swell trend is downward toward flatness – but it should be a very slow process. If they’re right, we should have marginal but surfable conditions through to the weekend.

Pretty typical spring conditions I’d say.

Have yourself a good Tuesday and stay happy.

TIDES: L @0715 H @1350

 

 

Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred near Tasmania extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast. This ridge will gradually weaken over the next day or two as the high drifts towards New Zealand. A low pressure trough is forecast to move across the coast from the west towards the end of the week. Following this, there are indications that a cold front may sweep across the region later on the weekend.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots by the evening.
Seas
Up to 2 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Wednesday 5 October
Winds
Southerly 5 to 10 knots tending east to southeasterly during the afternoon then tending east to northeasterly up to 15 knots by early evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly 1.5 metres.
Thursday 6 October
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly 1.5 metres.