Hello Friends,
Looks like a standard issue summer day coming up for Sydney. Haven’t seen too many in this la nina year, so it makes a nice change. Winds were light for the early, but before long the NE’r will begin to build up and by close of play it could be 15-20kts. So dive in now for a clean session or wait for maybe a touch bigger sets with sideshore conditions at your favourite northern end.
First low of the day hits at 1000 and then it only goes up a bit to the high at 1550.
It looks from this morning’s run of the models that we’re in for not much of anything in the way of an improvement to surf prospects over the coming seven days. Basically it looks as though average size at most beaches in our region will struggle to get much above the waist high mark across the period. Bah.
Oh well, it is summer after all.
Have yourself a great Thursday!
Weather Situation
A slow-moving high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is maintaining a ridge to the northern New South Wales coast. A trough will bring a brief southerly change to the south during Friday before stalling on the central coast during Saturday. A stronger southerly change is expected at the start of next week.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds
Northeasterly 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning and 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by evening.
Swell
Southeasterly about 1 metre.
Friday 17 February
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly about 1 metre.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms from midday.
Saturday 18 February
Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Up to 1.5 metres decreasing to below 1 metre during the evening.
Swell
Easterly about 1 metre.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms offshore, extending throughout from the morning.
