Hello Friends,
Nothing much going on at Dee Why when I checked around 0830.The tide already seemed to be pretty high, even though it was 3+ hours away from the peak.
Swell is out of the ENE at about 1.5 metres with an average period of 9 seconds. So, while it wasn’t doing much at Dee Why, I reckon there’ll be other places better situated that will have something to play in. It’s still going to be fat and slow – and getting fatter and slower – all morning and into the afternoon. Wind is set to be out of the NW ahead of a south change tonight.
Tomorrow and Tuesday are shaping to southerly to SE, so surf options are likely to be fewer. However, TC Evan is currently projected to track south to SW from Fiji toward NZ (one model shows the remnants ending up in the Bay of Islands around this time next week). Swell looks like lighting up the far north coast from around Friday, and then making its way south to the Sydney region by Saturday afternoon. Given the fetch, periods should be in the 12-14s range… that’d be nice!
However, we are talking about what the models project a tropical cyclone will do in a week’s time…
Anyway, get out there and Have yourself a top old Sunday everyone.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred near New Zealand is maintaining a ridge to the New South Wales north coast. A trough and associated southerly change are expected to strengthen on the south coast this afternoon, moving to central parts overnight before weakening on the the northern coast during Monday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon. A gusty south to southeasterly change 20 to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Up to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly about 2 metres.
Monday 17 December
Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Up to 2 metres decreasing to below 1 metre later in the evening.
Swell
Easterly about 1.5 metres.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms in the morning.
Tuesday 18 December
Winds
South to southeasterly about 10 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres.
