Hello Friends,
There’s a turn-up for the books; no onshores and mostly clear skies. There is one ingredient I’d have liked to have seen more of though. As my piccie from this morning reveals, we have only the tiniest of tiny lines coming in. If you’ve got a SUP or a mal, you’re equipped. Sets at Dee Why early were in the knee to thigh high range for the early-risers.
It was all down to the paltry south wind swell. After briefly bumping above the two metre mark at the peak of yesterday’s southerly blow, it has since dropped to around the metre mark out at sea. Average period is only 7 seconds, so I wouldn’t be expecting too many waist high bombs.
Wind should not be a factor until later this afternoon, so it might be worth a wander down to your fave south swell spot to see if you can find a little something, or more accurately something little.
Tide is low at 0825 and high at 1430. The tidal range is only about half a metre today, so I wouldn’t expect it to be much of a factor in calculations.
Looking ahead to tomorrow, the Bureau says the southerly will return and last for a couple days. Tomorrow morning looks as though it might be similar to today. Monday and Tuesday may have a little south swell action, but the wind will be a factor from early.
So get out there and have yourself a great Saturday!
Weather Situation
A high pressure system south of the Bight extends a ridge towards the northern New South Wales coast, as a cold front approaches Victoria from the south. The front is expected to move northwards along the NSW coast during Sunday, bringing strengthening southerly winds along the southern half of the coast.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 5 to 10 knots becoming light during the morning then tending northeasterly up to 15 knots during the afternoon. Winds tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots later in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 metre.
Sunday 4 December
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots ahead of a southerly change up to 30 knots during the morning. Winds decreasing to southerly 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
Monday 5 December
- Winds
-
Southerly 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
-
1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
-
Southerly 2 metres.
