Wind? East of course!
Posted by: Don on March 5th, 2013
Hello Friends,
Swell’s dropped a little overnight, but that east wind is still knocking the wind swell over. So if you want a wave, you’ll need to be pretty junk-tolerant – ’cause that’s all there is. Sets are maybe waist to chest at Dee Why as the tide was dropping to the low around 0930. The wind’s supposed to swing NE later, so that might open up a few options if we’re lucky.
Outlook according to this morning’s run of the models is for another week plus of onshores and mainly small wind swell waves. It seems that if you want a warm water wave, you should head north to the SE tolerant spots either side of the border. The monsoonal pattern is delivering a steady supply of energy up that way.
Patience my friends, patience; we all know the clean waves will come back again!
Keep on smilin’ and have a top old day.
Tides: L @ 0930 H @1525
Weather Situation
A high pressure system east of Bass Strait extends a ridge over NSW. The Monsoon Trough lies over the northern Queensland coast. The high is expected to move slowly east over the next few days.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots, turning northeasterly during the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1 metre.
Wednesday 6 March
Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1 metre.
Thursday 7 March
Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly 1 metre.



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