"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Barely there, but if you’re really keen…

 

 

Hello Friends,

Dropping tide (low at 0820) and a 5 second period NE wind swell with some remnant south bump was delivering the occasional knee to waist high set at Dee Why and Long Reef. Not much going on I’m afraid, but if you’re patient and keep your expectations realistic, a diversion or two of a surfly sort may come your way.

The wind is supposed to pick up from the NE later. While that will probably lower the water temps again and blow in the odd blue bottle, it’s not likely to kick up the energy levels much. I suppose there might be some scrappy stuff at NE wind swell spots, but if it got above the waist high mark I’d be surprised.

Tomorrow should see more NE’rly in the morning ahead of a south change. Again, there might be some messy stuff for the super keen, but it’s not looking flash. The rest of the week is shaping up to be dominated by short period mainly onshore and small wind swell action.

It’s summer, what can ya say?

Keep on smilin’ and have yourself a top old Saturday.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the western Tasman Sea is moving slowly east maintaining a ridge to New South Wales north coast. During Saturday northerly winds will increase along the coast ahead of southerly change developing on the far south coast overnight and reaching central coast in the afternoon on Sunday. This change will weaken on the north coast early Monday as another high moves towards Tasmania strengthening a ridge along the coast.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1 metre.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
Sunday 9 December
Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots shifting southerly 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres increasing to 3 metres by early evening.
Swell
Easterly 1 metre tending northeasterly about 1.5 metres from midday.
Weather
The chance of thunderstorms from midday, contracting offshore by early evening.
Monday 10 December
Winds
Southerly 20 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
Up to 3 metres.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 metre tending easterly during the evening.