Hello Friends,

Thanks to some 13 second component in the swell mix, we had some chest to head high bomb sets at Dee Why this morning. The average swell height at sea is only about a metre at 8 seconds, but the longer period stuff and the SE direction were working in early risers’ favour.

It’s looking as though we’ll have a standard issue afternoon NE’ly of 15-20 kts later in the day. If you can’t get out there until later, you’ll be looking at the north corners I’d say.

If this morning’s run of the swell models has anything to do with reality, it might be a plan to get in the water today. Said models are showing wave energy levels fading away to micro across the coming week.

Have yourself a great Thursday one and all!

TIDES: L @0715, H @1345

Weather Situation
A high pressure system lies just off the NSW coast and is expected to remain over the Tasman Sea until at least Sunday. A weak trough may bring a brief southerly change to southern parts of the coast later on Friday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.
Swell
Southeasterly 1 metre.
Friday 21 October
Winds
Northerly 10 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly up to 15 knots around dawn.
Seas
Up to 2 metres decreasing to below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southeasterly about 1 metre.
Saturday 22 October
Winds
Northerly 5 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1.5 metres during the evening.
Swell
Easterly 0.5 metres.

Hello Friends,

Interesting little bumps showing at Dee Why on a sunny and cool spring morning. Not much wind about and there was an incoming tide to help push the south swell bump along. The MHL buoy was showing 2 metres from the south at 9-10s. And yet I only spied a single person in the water at the Dee Why end of the beach. He was puttering around at the point and didn’t catch anything while I watched, but it looked like there was the potential for a chest high set.

So, it might be worth a squizz at your fave south swell spot this morning before the NE sea breeze gets going.

Outlook is for the energy levels to gradually sputter out to flatness by the weekend. This morning’s wave prediction models are showing not much of anything in our near future. The southern ocean is still very active, with lots of energetic systems in the roaring 40′s but they’re all avoiding our swell window for now.

Get out there and enjoy!

TIDES: L @0600 H @1240

Weather Situation
A high pressure system lies just off the NSW coast and is expected to remain over the Tasman Sea until at least Saturday. A weak trough may bring a brief southerly change to southern and central parts of the coast on Friday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Winds
North to northwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly about 1.5 metres.
Thursday 20 October
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 20 knots becoming northerly 15 to 25 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly 1 metre.
Friday 21 October
Winds
Northerly 10 to 20 knots, tending southeasterly up to 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Up to 2 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly 1 metre.