Hello Friends,

The 0820 high tide was a major player in the conditions at Dee Why this morning. The east swell picked up a little overnight and as the day got started was about two metres at sea with an average period of 10 seconds. I surfed the point yesterday and was reminded that it’s really not the best place for a wave in many east swells. There’s the odd interesting one there this morning, but the small crowd on a sunny Sunday morning after weeks of near flatness speaks eloquently.

Wind is set to be 10-15 kts from the north to north east, so take that into account in your calculations about the optimal spot for a wave.

I’m heading out for a look around shortly and I’ll fire off a tweet to my followers if I spot anything of interest.

Have yourself a great Sunday!

Weather Situation
A low pressure trough will approach the coast today, appearing as a southerly change in the far south in the afternoon then deepening into a low near the Mid North Coast on Monday. The low is expected to move rapidly to the south-southeast during Tuesday and Wednesday as a high pressure system moves south of the Bight extending a ridge to the north coast.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly about 2 metres.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms from midday.
Monday 12 December
Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 20 to 30 knots during the day.
Seas
Up to 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening then increasing to 2 to 3 metres later in the evening.
Swell
Easterly about 1.5 metres.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms, contracting offshore by early evening.
Tuesday 13 December
Winds
South to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Up to 3 metres.
Swell
Easterly 1 metre tending southeasterly 1.5 metres during the evening.

Hello Friends,

Swell has inched around to the east and the period range is up a touch to between 8-10 seconds. Size at sea is also slighty higher to about 1.5 metres from yesterday. It was glassy for the early risers and east spots were showing sets into the chest high range. The good news is that the swell should continue to increase across the next 24 hours. Winds are light to nothin’ early, and while it’s going to be onshore from the east to NE, the Bureau expects 5-15 kts of E to NE breezes later.

Tide hits the first high of the day at around 0745, and drops to the low at about 1425. There’s a couple metres in the swing, so there should be a noticeable change as it gets to the low.

We’re in for a shower or two through the day – so same old.

Tomorrow the coast should be partly cloudy and the swell should have picked up by the time the early risers are out hitting it. Indeed, from the shape of the swell forecast models this morning, it could be pretty solid at east swell spots.

Get out there and have fun with it!

Weather Situation
A high pressure system near New Zealand extends a ridge to New South Wales north coast. Later on Sunday the ridge will weaken and a low pressure trough will move over the southwestern Tasman Sea and deepen into a low during Monday increasing winds along the coast. Winds are expected to ease gradually during Tuesday as the low moves rapidly to the south-southeast and another high pressure system moves south of Bight extending a ridge to the north coast.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
East to northeasterly 5 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres.
Sunday 11 December
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Swell
Easterly about 2 metres.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms during the evening.
Monday 12 December
Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly 15 to 20 knots during the evening and increasing to 20 to 25 knots at night.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly about 1.5 metres.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms.

Hello Friends,

A shower or two clearing says the Bureau, but it was mostly sunny at around 0800. Tide was high a little after 0700 and we had a small ESE wind swell of a about a metre at sea with an average period of a touch under 9 seconds. It wasn’t exactly firing up Dee Why it has to be said though. There was a guy on a mal winkling out the odd little crumbler along the rocks at the point. Along the beach it seemed as though the alternative watercraft were outnumbering the boards. Not that there were many in. Still, as the picture shows, the bigger ones are probably into the chest high range on the faces.

That low off Queensland looks interesting, but from this morning’s run of the forecast models, it’s not projected to sling us much swell down in Sydney. The call this morning seems to be for a 2 metre-ish east pulse late Saturday into Sunday…

Have yourself a great Friday!

Weather Situation
A low off the southern Queensland coast is moving slowly towards New Zealand, while a high centred over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards New South Wales. A trough over central Australia is forecast to reach the west of the state on Saturday before continuing to coastal parts, bringing a southerly change to the coast late Sunday and Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds
Easterly 5 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly 1 metre.
Saturday 10 December
Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly about 1.5 metres.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday 11 December
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms from midday.