Hello Friends,
Yet another glorious and sunny morning in Sydney. And, yet another morning of minorness on the wave front. According to the latest MHL buoy data, the Sydney region is looking at about a metre of south swell. It has an average period of nearly 10 seconds, so there are a few small waves to be had at south facing stretches of beach. The wind should be offshore all day, so as the tide drops there might be the odd waist high bomb getting in. From what I saw at Dee Why (only three people in the water from the pole to kiddies) and North Narrabeen, you’ll need to be patient and reasonable in your expectations vis a vis the size. Inconsistent knee to waist with the very occasional bigger one I’d say.
Tide is high at around 0900 and then it’s back to low at 1440.
Wind is set to stay offshore all day.
The surf forecast modelling this morning continues to point toward very small to flat conditions for the rest of the week. There may be a slight uptick in energy on Saturday morning (as the swell gets back into the metre plus range) and Monday continues to look interesting. There is heaps of energy in the southern ocean, but the systems are mostly shown as being deflected away from our swell window. New Zealand might be an option…
Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge extends across the bulk of New South Wales. A low pressure system and associated cold front is expected to develop over New South Wales in response to an upper-level trough. This system is forecast to affect the coast at the end of the week. The positioning of this system is currently uncertain, but it is likely to bring strong to gale force winds to some coastal areas.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly about 1 metre.
Wednesday 23 May
Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 0.5 metres.
Thursday 24 May
Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to northeasterly during the morning.
Seas
Up to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly 0.5 metres.
