Gloomy Saturday morning

Hello Friends,

A great morning to have stayed in bed. When I first checked it before 0700, there were intermittent showers, lowering skies and the ocean was a mass of white horses from the horizon to the beach at Dee Why. Swell had jumped from under 2 metres to over three during the night hours, but with an average period of less than 8 seconds and a southerly direction it was looking unlikely to make it into the really protected corners with any substantial size. There were a few catchable ones getting into the point for the hardy specimens on ’em. Inshore the wind was still SW, so it wasn’t as beat up as I’d expect it to be later when the wind settles into the southerly direction.

From the buoy data, it is clear that the brunt of the energy is hitting well north of us. Coffs and Byron buoys are showing 4 metres at around 10 seconds, so I should imagine places such as Arrawarra and the Pass will be firing up.

But here in Sydney, well, you’ll need to be keener than a really keen person to brave the icy wind for the stormy offerings Huey’s set before us.

The southerly is set to ease gradually over the next 2-3 days, and this morning’s swell model interpretations are generally agreeing that Sydney should have some better quality wave options by Tues-Weds. The average period is forecast to get into the 10 second range tomorrow, so the really protected south corners may look a little better.

TIDES: H @0940, L @1620

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds

South to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots inshore at first. Elsewhere southerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon.

Seas

2 to 3 metres.

Swell

Easterly 1.5 metres.

Sunday 22 July

Winds

Southerly 20 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.

Seas

2 metres.

Swell

Southeasterly 2 metres.